This paper shows that the provision of consumer rights can decrease welfare when some consumers remain ignorant of these rights. We find that consumers uninformed about a mandated warranty demand excessively…
We analyze the impact of subsidies on R&D expenditures in the financial crisis and beyond. The financial crisis has led to considerable turmoil in financing and, as a result, to restrictions of firms' access to…
Globalisation and the fast-approaching digitalisation increase capital as well as labour mobility fostering tax competition among countries worldwide. Based on a unique dataset, we analyse the development of…
The ECB Council has to take a decision on the future of its asset purchase programmes as the monetary crisis support that was appropriate in the early phase of the pandemic needs to be adjusted to new…
Der am 24. November 2021 vorgestellte Koalitionsvertrag 2021-2025 von SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen und FDP sieht eine Reihe von sozial- und steuerpolitischen Maßnahmen vor. Das ZEW Mannheim hat für die Süddeutsche…
