1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-51 // 2004

    The Power Law and Dividend Yields

    Recent research suggests that the power law is one of the most universal laws in nature and it also seems to work quite fine in economics and finance. In this paper we show that the power law explains extremely…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-50 // 2004

    The Impact of Equity-preferences on the Stability of Heterogeneous International Agreements

    This paper studies the impact of equity considerations on the stability of international agreements between heterogeneous countries. We show that allowing countries to finance abatement projects in developing…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-49 // 2004

    Children in Need of Medical Innovation

    As the innovation process of pharmaceuticals is a long, risky and very costly business, economists typically emphasise lack of profit incentives and small market size as the most important obstacles to…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-48 // 2004

    Efficiency Gains from from What -Flexibility in Climate Policy - An Integrated CGE Assessment

    We investigate the importance of “what”-flexibility on top of “where”- and “when”-flexibility for alternative emission control schemes that prescribe long-term temperature targets and eventually impose…

  5. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Sammelbandbeitrag Bd. 74 // 2004

    Steuer-Transfer-Mikrosimulation