ZEW Discussion Papers

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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. 06-055 // 2006

    Business R&D and the Interplay of R&D Subsidies and Market Uncertainty

    Real Options Theory, Uncertainty, R&D, Censored Regression�t (R&��@ubsiÐå€ may����uce ����et f����res affecting private R&D investment caused by incomplete appropriability of knowledge and financial…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-054 // 2006

    Wirksamkeit von Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen in Deutschland: Empirische Befunde mikroökonometrischer Analysen

    In einer Reihe empirischer Studien sind die Wirkungen von Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen (ABM) für Teilnehmer in Deutschland nach unterschiedlichen Gesichtspunkten mikroökonometrisch evaluiert worden. Auf der…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-053 // 2006

    The Wage Effects of Entering Motherhood - A Within-firm Matching Approach

    We analyze the wage effects of employment breaks of women entering motherhood using a novel within-firm matching approach where mothers' wages upon return to the job are compared with those of their female…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-052 // 2006

    Generationen- oder Parteienkonflikt? Eine empirische Analyse der deutschen Hochschulausgaben

    In diesem Beitrag wird auf der Basis von Paneldaten für die westdeutschen Bundesländer untersucht, ob und in welchem Maße der demographische Wandel sowie die unterschiedlichen politischen…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-051 // 2006

    The Impacts of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme on Competitiveness in Europe

    This literature review analyses the impacts of the EU ETS on competitiveness focussing on existing simulation studies. We have identified the choice of the reference scenario as the most critical issue for an…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-050 // 2006

    Expenditure Reform in Industrialised Countries: A Case Study Approach

    This study examines reforms of public expenditure in industrialised countries over the past two decades. We distinguish ambitious and timid reformers and analyse in detail reform experiences in eight case…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-049 // 2006

    The Impact of Country-Specific Economic Developments on ECB Decisions

    The confidence that financial markets are able to discipline the debt behaviour of governments in the euro area is not very high. One possible reason could be that the European Central Bank accepts all European…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-048 // 2006

    An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Patents and Secrecy on Knowledge Spillovers

    Theoretical considerations suggest that secrecy reduces spillovers almost completely through non-disclosure, while the disclosure requirement of patents generates some spillover and at the same time allows…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-046 // 2006

    Market Discipline and the Use of Government Bonds as Collateral in the EMU

    The confidence that financial markets are able to discipline the debt behaviour of governments is not very high. Therefore, the Stability and Growth Pact has been implemented as an institutional constraint to…

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