1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-026 // 2015

    Politicians' Promotion Incentives and Bank Risk Exposure in China

    This paper shows that politicians' pressure to climb the career ladder increases bank risk exposure in their region. Chinese local politicians are set growth targets in their region that are relative to each…

  2. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2015

    1. Quartal 2015

    • Positives Klima in der Informationswirtschaft
    • Kreativität gefragt: Mitarbeiter geben wichtige Impulse für Innovationen
  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2015

    Mai 2015

    • Konjunkturerwartungen fallen leicht
    • EZB: Inflationserwartungen nehmen weiter zu
    • USA: Wirtschaftliche Dynamik schwächt sich ab
    • Japan: Konjunkturelle Lage weiter verbessert
    • Großbritannien: Lageeinschätzung kaum…
  4. Finanzmarktreport Schweiz // 2015

    Mai 2015

    • Erholung nach dem Frankenschock setzt sich fort
    • Anhaltende Unsicherheit beim EUR/CHF-Wechselkurs
    • Negative Inflationserwartungen
    • Keine Änderung der kurzfristigen Zinsen erwartet
    • Hohe Erwartungen an europäische…
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-025 // 2015

    A Political Economy of China's Export Restrictions on Rare Earth Elements

    We investigate why governments restrict exports of exotic raw materials taking rare earth elements as a case study. Trade restrictions on exotic materials do not have immediate macroeconomic effects. Relocating…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 15-024 // 2015

    Aging and Urban House Prices

    This paper investigates the long-run relationships between the size and age composition of a city's population and the price of local housing. For estimation purposes, we combine city-level demographic…

  7. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2015

    Return-to-Job During and After Parental Leave

    Despite a rising career orientation among females and growing efforts of firms to alleviate work-family conflicts, female employees often find it difficult to com- bine career development with having children.…

  8. ZEWnews English edition // 2015

    03/04 - 2015

    • Leniency Programmes as an Instrument for Uncovering Cartels in Europe
    • The Downside of the Energy Transition
    • Regulation Is Impeding the Growth of Fibre-Optic Networks in Europe
    • Innovation Saves Jobs During Downturns