1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-029 // 2021

    Corona and the Stability of Personal Traits and Preferences: Evidence From Germany

    Based on panel data on around 5,500 German household heads originating from four years, this paper analyzes whether the experience of financial losses due to the Corona pandemic has affected three kinds of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-028 // 2021

    Decoding China’s COVID-19 ‘Virus Exceptionalism’: Community-based Digital Contact Tracing in Wuhan

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, comprehensive, accurate, and timely digital contact tracing serves as a decisive measure in curbing viral transmission. Such a strategy integrates corporate innovation, government…

  3. ZEW-Newsletter // 2021

    2021-03

    1. Aktuell
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    3. Neue Publikationen
      • ZEWnews
      • ZEW policy brief
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport
      • Deutscher Immobilien-Finanzierungsindex (DIFI)-Report
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    5. Veransta…
  4. ZEW policy brief Nr. 21-01 // 2021

    Mit verbindlichen Grundschulempfehlungen erreichen Grundschüler/innen bessere Leistungen, empfinden aber auch mehr Stress

    Das Für und Wider von verbindlichen Empfehlungen für weiterführende Schulen nach der Grundschule wird in Wirtschaft und Politik kontrovers diskutiert. Die gesetzlichen Vorgaben zum Übergang von der…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    Does Online Search Improve the Match Quality of New Hires?

    This paper studies the effects of the high-speed internet expansion on the match quality of new hires. We combine data on internet availability at the local level with German individual register and vacancy…

  6. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    The Ratchet Effect in Social Dilemmas

    In this paper, we investigate whether dynamic incentive schemes lead to a ratchet effect in a social dilemma. We test whether subjects strategically restrict their contribution levels at the beginning of a…