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. 23-033 // 2023

    Would You Like to Super-Size Your Car? The Effect Of Environmental Subsidies on Emissions

    I study the impact of subsidies for Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) on carbon emissions. I show that subsidizing innovations without considering consumer behavior can harm the environment. I provide descriptive…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-032 // 2023

    Not as Good as it Used to Be: Do Streaming Platforms Penalize Quality?

    We study the incentives of a streaming platform to bias consumption when products are vertically differentiated. The platform offers mixed bundles of content to monetize consumers’ interest in variety and pays…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-031 // 2023

    Skills Shortage and Innovation Openness

    Skills shortage has become a key policy issue in highly developed and innovation-oriented economies, with non-negligible consequences on firms’ innovation activities. We investigate the effect of skills shortage…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-030 // 2023

    Long-Run Consequences of Informal Elderly Care and Implications of Public Long-Term Care Insurance

    We estimate a dynamic structural model of labor supply, retirement, and informal care supply, incorporating labor market frictions and the German tax and benefit system. We find that in the absence of Germany’s…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-029 // 2023

    Full Surplus Extraction from Colluding Bidders

    I consider a repeated auction setting with colluding buyers and a seller who adjusts reserve prices over time without long-term commitment. To model the seller’s concern for collusion, I introduce a new…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-028 // 2023

    Too Much “Skin in the Game” Ruins the Game: Evidence From Managerial Capital Gains Taxes

    Co-investment, often seen as a remedy for agency problems, may incentivize managers to cater to own preferences. We provide evidence that mutual fund managers with considerable co-investment stakes alter…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-027 // 2023

    From Corporate Tax Competition to Global Cooperation? Trends, Prospects and Effects on German Family Businesses

    This study provides an overview of current political developments in the tax competition debate, emphasizing the consequences for large German family businesses. We analyze new tax competition trends in Europe…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-026 // 2023

    Corporate Carbon Reporting: Improving Transparency and Accountability

    Numerous multinational firms have recently pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to a net-zero position by the year 2050. These pledges currently lack a unified measurement and reporting structure,…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-025 // 2023

    Diversify or Not? – The Link Between Global Sourcing of ICT Goods and Firm Performance

    Our paper contributes to the discussion about Europe’s digital sovereignty. We analyze the relationship between firm performance and the diversification of sourcing countries for imported ICT goods. The analysis…

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