ZEW Discussion Papers

Overview

Researchers at the ZEW participate in scientific debates by publishing their papers. The papers are predominantly in English (marked). For the German papers an English abstract is available. The contributions are intended for a final publication in special interest titles. The discussion papers can be downloaded as PDF or PostScript files starting from 1.1.1998. They aimed at national and international target groups.

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-24 // 2004

    Unemployment Durations in West-Germany Before and After the Reform of the Unemployment Compensation System During the 1980s

    This paper empirically analyzes the distribution of unemployment durations in West-Germany before and after the changes during the mid 1980s in the maximum entitlement periods for unemployment benefits for…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-23 // 2004

    Eine ökonomische Einordnung der Förderung der beruflichen Weiterbildung im Rahmen der Aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik

    Thema dieser Arbeit ist eine ökonomische Einordnung der beruflichen Weiterbildung (FbW) als Teil der Aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland. Die Analyse erfolgt im Lichte des sektoralen Wandel, der…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-21 // 2004

    The Subtraction Rule and its Effects on Pricing in the Electricity Industry

    The paper deals with the subtraction rule, which has been proposed by the „working group security of supply in service of the cartel offices of the federal republic and the states” as an instrument to identify…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-15 // 2004

    Mission Impossible !? On the Harmonization of National Allocation Plans under the EU Emissions Trading Directive

    Starting in 2005, the EU will implement a CO2 emissions trading scheme. In this paper we show that the outspoken goals of economic efficiency and free allocation of allowances are incompatible with harmonized…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-20 // 2004

    Discrete Working Time Choice in an Applied General Equilibrium Model

    We present a model that integrates the discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium setting where wages are determined by sectoral bargaining between firms and trade unions.…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-19 // 2004

    Modeling Asset Returns: A Comparison of Theoretical and Empirical Models

    This paper presents and compares several time-series models for returns of broadbased stock indices. These models nest a nonlinear asymmetric GARCH(NGARCH) model as a special case. Some of these models are…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-18 // 2004

    Agglomeration, Population Size, and the Cost of Providing Public Services: An Empirical Analysis for German States

    This paper is concerned with the question as to what extent population size and density affect the cost of providing public services at the subnational level. Empirical estimates of cost functions are obtained…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-17 // 2004

    What a Difference Immigration Law Makes: PISA Results, Migration Background and Social Mobility in Europe and Traditional Countries of Immigration

    The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national languages for the PISA school performance of teenagers living in European countries…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-16 // 2004

    Who Are the True Venture Capitalists in Germany?

    In this paper, we analyze the investment and divestment patterns of different types of venture capitalists. Using a data set embracing all venture-backed IPOs that occurred on Germany's Neuer Markt we…

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