1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-003 // 2026

    Minimum Wages and Provision of Training

    We find a substantial and long-lasting positive effect of the introduction of regional minimum wages on training incidence and intensity. We apply a stacked difference-in-differences estimation to identify the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-002 // 2026

    Rethinking Anti-Tax Avoidance Measures in the European Union

    This study examines the evolving landscape of anti-tax avoidance measures in the European Union (EU), focusing on the interplay between the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD), the EU Blacklist Code of Conduct…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 26-004 // 2026

    Taxonomy Talks, Credit Walks: The EU’s Climate Disclosure Framework and Bank Lending

    We study how mandatory climate-related disclosure affects bank lending using the phased introduction of the EU Taxonomy Regulation. Exploiting the staggered development and implementation of the regulation, we…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2026

    The effects of public procurement requirements and voluntary standards on environmental product innovation

    Public procurement requirements and voluntary standards are increasingly used to foster
    environmental product innovations. However, quantitative evidence on their individual and
    joint effects is absent, and their…

  5. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    “Germany Must Not Squander Opportunities”

    The German economy has not grown since the coronavirus pandemic began. In their latest annual report, the German Council of Economic Experts therefore calls for prospects to be created for tomorrow, while at the…

  6. #ZEWPodcast // 2026

    (Concise) “We Have Missed Out on Some Developments” (in German language)

    The German economy has not grown since the coronavirus pandemic began. In their latest annual report, the German Council of Economic Experts therefore calls for prospects to be created for tomorrow, while at the…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2026

    Stationary Bandits, State Capacity, and the Malthusian Transition: The Lasting Impact of the Taiping Rebellion

    We examine the long-term regional development effects of the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), one of the deadliest civil wars in human history and a critical juncture in China’s path toward modernity. Our analysis…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2026

    Congestion Management Games in Electricity Markets

    This paper proposes a game-theoretic model to analyze the strategic behavior of inc-dec gaming in market-based congestion management (redispatch). We extend existing models by considering incomplete information…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-064 // 2025

    Turbulence Ahead: Economic Policies for Decarbonizing Aviation

    We study the design of climate policy for hard-to-abate sectors, focusing on global aviation. We build a spatial equilibrium model that links ticket booking data, the global airline network, and…

  10. ZEW policy brief No. 25-10 // 2025

    Rethinking Tracking: Lessons from Hungary for German Education Reform

    Educational tracking – separating students into different classes, tracks, or schools based on ability – is relatively commonplace worldwide, despite mixed evidence concerning how it affects student outcomes.…