1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-55 // 2002

    What Determines Relative Sectoral Investment Patterns in EU Regions?

    This study analyses relative sectoral investment patterns in EU regions. In an exploratory spatial data analysis, spatial clusters of high relative investments can be identified for some sectors. In the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-45 // 2002

    Wage Penalties for Career Interruptions. An Empirical Analysis for West Germany

    This paper examines the wage effects of different types of career interruptions. We consider the timing and duration of non-employment spells by exploiting an administrative data set of German social security…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-30 // 2002

    In Search of a Rationale for Differentiated Environmental Taxes

    Environmental tax schemes in OECD countries often involve tax rates differentiated across industrial, commercial and household sectors. In this paper, we investigate four potentially important arguments for…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-08 // 2002

    Environmental Tax Differentiation Between Industries and Households - Implications for Efficiency and Employment

    This paper investigates the economic impacts of environmental tax reforms designed to reach given emission reduction targets for the German economy. Our focus is on the efficiency and employment implications…

  5. Beiträge in Sammel- und Tagungsbänden // 2002

    Die Entwicklung junger Unternehmen

  6. Discussion und Working Paper // 2002

    Corporate Taxes and Economic Inefficiency in Europe

    Dieser Beitrag präsentiert Kennziffern für effektive Grenz- und Durchschnittssteuerbelastungen von Kapitalgesellschaften in den Staaten der Europäischen Union. Aufbauend auf einem Basisfall wird die Auswirkung…