1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    Eating Habits, Food Consumption, and Health: The Role of Early Life Experiences

    This study explores the long-run effects of a temporary scarcity of a consumption good on preferences towards that good once the shock is over. Specifically,

    we focus on individuals who were children during…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    Pricing Carbon in a Multi-Sector Economy with Social Discounting

    Economists tend to view a uniform emissions price as the most cost-effective approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This paper scrutinizes the assumptions in general equilibrium which underlie the…

  3. ZEW Monthly // 2024

    04/2024 – Unser Alumni-Netzwerk

    Das ZEW wäre nicht das ZEW ohne seine Alumni und Alumnae – und so widmen wir das ZEW Monthly im April unserem Alumni-Netzwerk und seinen über 600 Mitgliedern.
     
    Erfahren Sie in den Testimonials Ehemaliger, wie…

  4. ZEW policy brief Nr. 24-06 // 2024

    Using Market Design to Improve Red Teaming of Generative AI Models

    With the final approval of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), it is now clear that general-purpose AI (GPAI) models with systemic risk will need to undergo adversarial testing. This provision is a…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-024 // 2024

    Global Influence of Inventions and Technology Sovereignty

    We analyze the technology sovereignty of Europe, the US, China, Japan, and Korea, representing the world’s leading innovators. By examining citations from the universe of PCT patent applications between 2000 and…

  6. ZEW policy brief Nr. 24-01 // 2024

    Global Influence of Inventions and Technology Sovereignty

    The global economic landscape has fundamentally shifted from the paradigm of globalization to renewed concerns regarding the risks and rewards of technological interdependence. This shift has sparked a critical…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-023 // 2024

    Location Factors and Ecosystem Embedding of Sustainability-Engaged Blockchain Companies in the US. A Web-Based Analysis

    While many digital technologies provide opportunities for creating business models with an impact on sustainability, some technologies, especially blockchain applications, are often criticized for harming the…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-022 // 2024

    The Digital Economy, Global Tax Reforms and Developing Countries – An Evaluation of Pillar I and Art. 12B UN Model

    This paper evaluates the Multilateral Convention to implement Pillar I Amount A, released by the OECD in October 2023, and the alternative proposal of Art. 12B for tax treaties suggested by the UN, with a…

  9. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2024

    April 2024

    • Erholung der Weltwirtschaft befeuert Konjunkturerwartungen
    • Eurozone: Deutlich optimistischerer Konjunkturausblick
    • USA: Lageeinschätzung verbessert sich deutlich
    • China: Erwartungen und Lagebewertung steigen…