1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2022

    Jobs, Crime, and Votes – A Short-run Evaluation of the Refugee Crisis in Germany

    Millions of refugees made their way to Europe between 2014 and 2015, with over one million arriving in Germany alone. Yet, little is known about the impact of this inflow on labor markets, crime, and voting…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-004 // 2022

    Government Expenditure in the DINA Framework: Allocation Methods and Consequences for Post-Tax Income Inequality

    Constructing measures of post-tax income inequality that are consistent with national accounts requires the allocation of the entirety of government expenditure to individuals. About half of government…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2022

    Productivity Dynamics and Exports in the French Forest Product Industry

    This paper investigates aggregate productivity dynamics of the French forest product industry based on firm-level data from 1994 to 2016. The main objectives of the paper are to investigate aggregate…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2022

    Tax policies in a transition to a knowledge-based economy – The effective tax burden of companies and highly skilled labour

    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…

  5. #ZEWPodcast // 2022

    Folge 17 mit Dr. Daniel Osberghaus: Wie schützen wir uns in Zukunft vor Hochwasser?

    Mehr als 180 Todesopfer hat die Hochwasserkatastrophe im Juli letzten Jahres in Deutschland gefordert. Seitdem stellt sich wieder verstärkt die Frage, wie sich private Haushalte und die Politik besser auf…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-002 // 2022

    Measuring Process Innovation Output: Results from Firm-Level Panel Data

    Process innovation is an important part of firms’ innovation activities and supposed to significantly contribute to positive returns from innovation. Measuring process innovation output at the firm level is…