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. 00-61 // 2000

    Surprises in Scheduled Releases: Why do They Move the Bond Market?

    This paper analyzes the type of information contained in U.S. macroeconomic news releases in order to explain their relative impact on intraday T-bond futures prices quoted at the Chicago Board of Trade. It is…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-59 // 2000

    Enrolments in Higher Education in West Germany

    This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of social origin as well as of expectations regarding the labour market outcome of a higher…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-58 // 2000

    Quantification of Qualitative Data Using Ordered Probit Models with an Application to a Business Survey in the German Service Sector

    This paper aims at providing business survey analysts with simple econometric tools to quantify qualitative survey data. We extend the traditional and commonly applied method proposed by Carlson and Parkin…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-54 // 2000

    Loosening Hours Constraints on the Supply of Labor - What if Germans Had a Dutch Labor Market?

    The lack of working hours flexibility is regarded as an important hindrance for work-sharing in Germany. Surveys show that employees often work more hours than they actually desire to. Given these indications on…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-46 // 2000

    Industry-level Emission Trading Between Power Producers in the EU

    In this paper we investigate how restrictions for emission trading to the energy-intensive power sector will affect the magnitude and distribution of abatement costs across EU countries vis-à-vis a comprehensive…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-42 // 2000

    Investment Opportunities in Central and Eastern European Equity Markets

    This study focuses on the diversification benefits of the most developed equity markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). To evaluate these benefits of diversification we use so-called spanning tests based on…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-27 // 2000

    Criminality, Social Cohesion and Economic Performance

    The paper intends to contribute to a better understanding of the interactions between criminality, economic performance and social cohesion. We try to achieve this aim by evaluating the existing economic and…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-02 // 2000

    The Impact of Non-profit Temping Agencies on Individual Labour Market Success in the West German State of Rhineland-Palatinate

    The paper presents an econometric evaluation of the effects of subsidised non-profit temporary employment agencies - a programme of the West German active labour market policy - on individual labour market…

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