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. 04-38 // 2004

    On the Profitability of Innovative Assets

    Successful innovative activity is a major contribution to the intangible capital of firms. Although its importance is generally acknowledged, the contribution to companies’ profits is a priori unclear. We…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-65 // 2004

    Stepping In and Out of the International Market: Internationalisation of Technology-Oriented Firms in Germany and the UK

    For small high-tech firms international orientation is regarded as crucial for growth and long-term survival. Even newly founded technology based firms (NTBFs) are often internationally active shortly after…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-75 // 2004

    Capital Control, Debt Financing and Innovative Activity

    The present paper first discusses theoretically the different incentives of manager- versus owner-controlled firms for investment into innovative activity. In addition, the role of debt financing is analyzed.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-77 // 2004

    Evaluating the Impact of R&D Tax Credits on Innovation: A Microeconometric Study on Canadian Firms

    This study examines the effect of R&D tax credits on innovation activities of Canadian manufacturing firms. Over the 1997-1999 period the Federal and Provincial R&D tax credit programs were used by more than one…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-81 // 2004

    True Versus Spurious State Dependence in Firm Performance: The Case of West German Exports

    This paper analyzes the persistence of firms' exporting behavior in a panel of West German manufacturing firms. Dynamic binary choice models allow us to distinguish between true and spurious state dependence in…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-45 // 2004

    B2B or Not to Be: Does B2B E-Commerce Increase Labour Productivity?

    We implement an endogeneous switching-regression model for labour productivity and firms' decision to use business-to-business (B2B)e-commerce. Our approach allows B2B usage to affect any parameter of the labour…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-08 // 2004

    Wann kehren junge Mütter auf den Arbeitsmarkt zurück?

    Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Entscheidung junger Mütter, die im Jahr vor der Geburt eines Kindes berufstätig waren, in einem Zeitraum von bis zu drei Jahren nach der Geburt auf den Arbeitsmarkt zurückzukehren.…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-63 // 2004

    Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland

    In Finland the elderly unemployed are allowed to collect unemployment benefits up to the age of 60, when they can retire via a particular unemployment pension. In 1997 the eligibility age of persons benefiting…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-83 // 2004

    Is there a Wage Premium or Wage Discount for Flexible Hours?

    With flexible work time arrangements firms can quickly adjust to demand fluctuations, while employees may benefit from more time sovereignty. Depending on the specific type of arrangement the accompanying wage…

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