1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-023 // 2014

    Patents as Quality Signals? The Implications for Financing Constraints on R&D

    Information about the success of a new technology is usually held asymmetrically between the research and development (R&D)-performing firm and potential lenders and investors. This raises the cost of capital…

  2. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2014

    April 2014

    • fmoKrim-Krise belastet Konjunkturerwartungen
    • EZB: Erwartungen bezüglich Inflation
    • USA: Erwartungen stabilisieren sich auf hohem Niveau
    • Japan: Optimismus der Finanzmarktexperten schwindet
    • Großbritannien: Es geht…
  3. Finanzmarktreport Schweiz // 2014

    April 2014

    • Wolken am Konjunkturhimmel
    • Steigender Inflationsdruck erwartet
    • Abwertung des CHF unwahrscheinlicher
    • Höhere Langfristzinsen erwartet
    • Unsicherheiten belasten Aktienmärkte
    • Schweizer Exportdynamik
    • Sonderfrage:…
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-022 // 2014

    Efficient Contracts for Government Intervention in Promoting Next Generation Communications Networks

    Although the future socio-economic benefits of a new fibre-based ("next generation access", NGA) telecommunications infrastructure seem to be uncontroversial, a universal NGA coverage appears to be a rather…