1. ZEW-Newsletter // 2007

    2007-01

    1. Aktuell
    2. Presse
    3. Neue Publikationen
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport
      • Financial Market Report Switzerland
      • Discussion Papers
      • Dokumentationen
    4. Neue Forschungsprojekte
    5. Veranstaltungen
      • Expertenseminare
      • Veranstaltungsreihen
      • Wissenschaftliche…
  2. Finanzmarktreport Schweiz // 2007

    Januar 2007

    • Leicht verschlechterte Einschätzung der gegenwärtigen Lage
    • Euro-Zone: Wachstumsverlangsamung in der Euro-Zone
    • USA: Mehrheit der Umfrageteilnehmer erwartet andauernde Schwäche des US-Dollars
    • Japan:…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-006 // 2007

    Intergovernmental Grants and Public Input Provision: Theory and Evidence from Germany

    This paper uses a simple model of fiscal competition between local jurisdictions to analyse the impact of intergovernmental grants on the composition of public spending. We find that a higher degree of…

  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2007

    Februar 2007

    • Schwungvoller Start ins neue Jahr
    • EZB: Anhebung der Zinsen wieder wahrscheinlicher
    • USA: Hoffnung auf Zinssenkung schwindet
    • Japan: Experten korrigieren Lageeinschätzung
    • Großbritannien: Starker Dienstleistungssektor
    • So…
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-005 // 2007

    The Foreign Exchange Rate Exposure of Nations

    Following the well-known approach by Adler and Dumas (1984) we evaluate the foreign exchange rate exposure of nations. Results based on data from 27 countries show that national foreign exchange rate exposures…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-004 // 2007

    Violence in European Schools: Victimization and Consequences

    Violence at schools is a well-known problem in many societies. This paper assesses the degree of school violence in 11 European countries and analyzes the determinants of being a victim and its effect on student…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-003 // 2007

    You Can’t Make an Omelette without Breaking Eggs: The Impact of Venture Capitalists on Executive Turnover

    We present evidence on venture capitalists' (VCs) impact on turnover of executives for a sample of nearly 47,000 German high-tech start-ups between 1995 and 2004. We confirm that the presence of VCs increases…