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. 02-61 // 2002

    The Effects of Quotas on Vertical Intra-Industry Trade

    A quota on foreign competition will generally lead to quality-upgrading (downgrading) of the low-quality (high-quality) firm, an increase in average quality, a reduction of quality differentiation, and a…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-59 // 2002

    Backwardation and Normal Backwardation in Energy Futures Markets.

    We show that, since the inception of energy futures markets, prices have on average exhibited backwardation. Normal backwardation has also been the norm, but, because of the low power of the standard tests, most…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-39 // 2002

    Taxation and Unemployment: An Applied General Equilibrium Approach for Germany

    This paper presents an applied general equilibrium model for Germany. The model integrates specific labour market institutions in an otherwise standard general equilibrium framework. There are sectoral wage…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-37 // 2002

    Welche Regionen profitieren von Venture Capital-Aktivitäten?

    Venture capital is assumed to play an important role for the commercialization of innovative ideas and the development of high-technology industries in a region. This paper deals with the regional distribution…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-36 // 2002

    Relative Specialisation of EU Regions: An Econometric Analysis of Sectoral Gross Fixed Capital Formation

    This paper analyses the level of relative specialisation in terms of gross fixed capital formation in EU regions for the period between 1985 and 1994. Controlling for heteroscedasticity and potential endogeneity…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-34 // 2002

    Intergenerational Poverty Dynamics in Poland: Family Background and Children’s Educational Attainment During Transition

    In this paper, we analyse the intergenerational transmission of poverty from Polish parents to their children through children´s educational attainment during the transition process of the 1990s. The…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-33 // 2002

    A Note on Pricing and Efficiency in Print Media Industries

    Actors on print media markets face two di®erent (and interrelated) demand curves: the demand for copies and the demand for advertising space. This paper develops a realistic, yet simple, model of print media…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-31 // 2002

    Recycling of Eco-Taxes, Labor Market Effects and the True Cost of Labor - A CGE Analysis

    Computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling has provided a number of important insights about the interplay between environmental tax policy and the pre-existing tax system. In this paper, we emphasize that a…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-29 // 2002

    Climate Change and the Irreversibility Effect - Combining Expected Utility and MaxiMin

    This paper analyzes decisions on emissions of a stock pollutant under uncertainty in a two period model. Decisions are based on a weighted average of expected utility (EU) and the MaxiMin criterion. I first show…

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