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. 02-75 // 2002

    Trade Policy: 'Political' vs. 'Economic' Factors

    The ongoing discussion of U.S.-Japanese trade relations suggests that national differences such as in the institutional environment may be relevant for assessing international trade policies. However, economic…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-41 // 2002

    Genetic Algorithms: A Tool for Optimization in Econometrics – Basic Concept and an Example for Empirical Applications

    This paper discusses a tool for optimization of econometric models based on genetic algorithms. First, we briefly describe the concept of this optimization technique. Then, we explain the design of a…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-18 // 2002

    The Contribution of the IMF and the World Bank to Economic Freedom

    We analyse the effect of IMF and World Bank policies on the composite index of economic freedom by Gwartney et al. (2000) as well as its sub-indexes, using a panel of 85 countries observed between 1970 and 1997.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-44 // 2002

    Flexibility Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Treaties

    In international politics, intergovernmental treaties provide the rules of the game. Similar to private law, treaty designers face a trade-off between flexibility to adjust to unforeseen contingencies and the…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-54 // 2002

    Optimal Cover Prices and the Effects of Website Provision on Advertising and Magazine Demand

    I derive and estimate a model for cover price setting in print media markets where actors are faced by two interrelated demand curves: the demand for the print medium and the demand for advertising space.…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-62 // 2002

    Assessing Voluntary Commitments: Monitoring is Not Enough!

    This paper deals with a special type of voluntary approach to protect the environment, for example, that we would like to term voluntary commitment. Its major characteristic is that it represents a unilateral…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-82 // 2002

    Firm Level Implications of Early Stage Venture Capital Investment – An Empirical Investigation –

    The paper analyses the impact of venture capital finance on growth and innovation activities of young German firms. Among other variables, our panel of firm data includes data on venture capital funding and…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-81 // 2002

    ICT and International Corporate Taxation: Tax Attributes and Scope of Taxation

    In this paper, an outline of the consequences of the increased use of ICT on international corporate taxation, namely on the tax attributes and the scope of taxation, is given. It is argued that the concept of…

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