1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-017 // 2015

    Vote Buying or (Political) Business (Cycles) as Usual?

    We provide new evidence on the short-run effect of elections on monetary aggregates. We study month-to-month fluctuations in the growth rate of M1 in a sample of 85 low and middle income democracies from 1975 to…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-016 // 2015

    Women on the Board and Executive Duration – Evidence for European Listed Firms

    The participation of women in top-level corporate boards (or rather the lack of it) is subject to intense public debate. Several countries are considering legally binding quotas to increase the share of women on…

  3. Deutscher Immobilien-Finanzierungsindex(DIFI)-Report // 2015

    Quartal 1 - 2015

    • DIFI weiter im Höhenflug
    • EZB-Anleihekaufprogramm beflügelt Immobilienfinanzierungsumfeld
    • Aktuelle Finanzierungslage: Abermalige Zugewinne für alle Nutzungsarten
    • Sonderfrage: Weitere Verlagerung gewerblicher…
  4. ZEWnews // 2015

    03 - 2015

    • Mindestlohn senkt Bildungsrenditen im ostdeutschen Handwerk
    • Regulierung hemmt Ausbau von Glasfasernetzen in Europa
    • Quellenbesteuerung als Instrument gegen Steuervermeidung multinationaler Konzerne
    • Alumni aus…
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-015 // 2015

    Does Exchange of Information Between Tax Authorities Influence Multinationals' Use of Tax Havens?

    Since the mid-1990s, countries offering tax systems that facilitate international tax avoidance and evasion have been facing growing political pressure to comply with the internationally agreed standards of…