1. ZEW-Newsletter // 2008

    2008-08

    1. Aktuell
    2. Presse
    3. Neue Publikationen
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport
      • Financial Market Report Switzerland
      • Financial Market Report CEE
      • ZEW Economic Studies
      • Discussion Papers
      • ZEW Dokumentationen
      • ZEW Wirtschaftsanalysen
      • Gutachten/Forschun…
  2. Finanzmarktreport CEE // 2008

    September 2008

    • Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe Stabilise
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Lower Inflation Risks Expected
    • Hungary: Good Economic Prospects; Croatia: Potential for the Stock Market
    • Special…
  3. ZEW-Dokumentation Nr. 08-04 // 2008

    Trends im Retail-Banking: Outsourcing im deutschen Bankensektor

    Die deutsche Bankenbranche ist mit ihrer schlechten Kosteneffizienz im internationalen Wettbewerb weit zurückgefallen. Der globale Wettbewerbsdruck zwingt die Kreditinstitute, ihre Kostensituation zu…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-060 // 2008

    The Economic Impact of Olympic Games: Evidence from Stock Markets

    By means of an event study of stock market reactions to the announcement of the Olympic Games host cities, we find a significant and positive announcement effect of hosting the Summer Games, with a cumulative…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-059 // 2008

    EU Emission Allowances and the Stock Market: Evidence from the Electricity Industry

    This paper constitutes – to our best knowledge – the first econometric analysis on stock market effects of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Our results suggest that EU Emission Allowance (EUA) price…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 08-058 // 2008

    A Lead Market Approach Towards the Emergence and Diffusion of Coal-fired Power Plant Technology

    Today, more than 70% of the world's total electricity production is supplied by power plants using conventional fossil fuels. Coal accounts for more than half of the fossil fuel combustion in electricity plants.…