1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-034 // 2017

    The Development of Corporate Tax Structures in the European Union from 1998 to 2015 – Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis

    Ongoing tax reform processes, competitive pressures and the consequences of the financial and sovereign debt crisis have considerably shaped the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union in the last…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-033 // 2017

    Strategic Microscheduling of Movies

    We investigate how competition in product niches affects the timing of product release for experience goods using data on motion pictures in the United States. Additionally, we attempt to estimate the ultimate…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-032 // 2017

    The Elasticity of Taxable Income: A Meta-Regression Analysis

    The elasticities of taxable (ETI) and broad income (EBI) are key parameters in optimal tax and welfare analysis. To examine the large variation in estimates found in the literature, I conduct a comprehensive…

  4. ZEW-Newsletter // 2017

    2017-08

    1. Aktuelles
    2. Personalia
      • Gäste am ZEW
    3. Presse
    4. Neue Publikationen
      • ZEWnews
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport
      • Discussion Papers
      • Gutachten/Forschungsberichte
    5. Neue Forschungsprojekte
    6. Veranstaltungen
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  5. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2017

    August 2017

    • Konjunkturerwartungen für China verbessern sich leicht
    • An der August-Umfrage des China Economic Panel vom 8.-23.08.2017 beteiligten sich 28 Analysten
  6. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2017

    September 2017

    • Stabiler Ausblick trotz Rückgang der Erwartungen
    • Euroraum: Konjunkturerwartungen gehen zurück
    • USA: Konjunkturaussichten verschlechtern sich
    • Japan: Konjunkturlage verbessert sich deutlich
    • Großbritannien:…
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-031 // 2017

    An Investigation of Record Linkage Refusal and Its Implications for Empirical Research

    Linking survey data to administrative records provides access to large quantities of information such as full employment biographies. Although this practice is becoming increasingly common, only a small number…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-030 // 2017

    ICT and Resilience in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Cross-Country Micro Moments Data

    ICT-intensive firms are often found to have a better performance than their non-ICTintensive counterparts. Along with investing in ICT capital they have to adapt their production and business processes in order…