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• Events // 20.06.2024

  The Future of Cohesion Policy

  Cohesion policy is an important building block of European solidarity. At the same time, it absorbs a significant share of the EU budget at a time when the EU is facing major new spending needs. E
• Events // 13.06.2024

  €2 Gas! Tax Holidays, Incidence Heterogeneity, and Market Structure

  The paper presented in this ZEW Research Seminar explores the impact of competition on the pass-through of a tax holiday prompted by the 2022 energy crisis on consumer prices. Italian gas stations
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  Press Releases // 07.06.2024

  A Summer’s Tale for Social Cohesion?

  Major sporting events are often accompanied by discussions about whether they bring economic benefits to the host cities. The upcoming European Football Championship in Germany is no exception, as it
• Publications // 06.06.2024

  ZEW Discussion Paper - Do Politicians Affect Firm Outcomes? Evidence from Connections to the German Federal Parliament

  We study how connections to German federal parliamentarians affect firm dynamics by constructing a novel dataset to measure connections between politicians and the universe of firms. To identify the c
• Publications // 04.06.2024

  ZEW Discussion Paper - Framing Effects in Consumer Expectations Surveys

  In a randomized experiment embedded in a survey, I test the effects of variations in question wording and format on consumer response behavior and the corresponding inflation expectations. To this end
• Events // 08.05.2024

  Deutschland zukunftsfähig machen: Worauf es bei Digitalisierung und Infrastruktur jetzt ankommt

  Ob flächendeckendes Mobilfunknetz, Behördengänge, Strom­zähler, Patientenakte oder Verfügbarkeit von Daten: Bei der Digitalisierung steht Deutschland vor großen Aufgaben. Es geht um die digita
• Publications // 04.06.2024

  ZEW Discussion Paper - Enhancing Objectivity and Decision Relevance: A Better Framework for Evaluating Cohesion Policies

  By international comparison as well as compared to other EU policies, the EU‘s Cohesion Policy (CP) evaluation system is far developed and institutionalized. This paper analyses the remaining ga
• Projects // 01.05.2024

  Policy Initiative – Finanzierung der grünen Transformation von Unternehmen

  For the green transformation of the European economy to succeed, large sums of equity and debt financing will have to flow into green projects over the next few years. As the public sector cannot a
• Publications // 03.06.2024

  ZEW Discussion Paper - Cluster Policy, Innovation, and Firm Productivity. An Econometric Assessment of the Flemish Spearhead Cluster Program

  The Flemish government launched its Spearhead Cluster (SHC) policy in 2017. The aim is to boost strategic sectors by setting up cluster initiatives which coordinate collaborative R&D initiatives.
• Events // 04.06.2024

  Marketing Authorization and Strategic Patenting Evidence from Pharmaceuticals

  Patents can incentivize innovation but are often overused by pharmaceutical firms to extend market exclusivity with secondary patents on marginal improvements. Such behaviors raise questions on wh