ZEW Discussion Papers

ZEW Discussion Papers
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. 02-16 // 2002

    Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen in Ostdeutschland Ein Misserfolg der Arbeitsmarktpolitik?

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-15 // 2002

    Tax Progressivity and the Trade Union's Fallback-Option

    When we analyse the labour market consequences of labour tax reforms in a model of firm-union wage bargaining, minor changes in the formulation of the union`s fallback option can have drastic effects. This…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-14 // 2002

    Die Ökologische Steuerreform in Deutschland - ein umweltpolitisches Feigenblatt

    We assess the design of the recent environmental tax reform in Germany. Based on fundamental welfare economics we argue that extensive tax reductions and rebates in favour of energy-intensive …

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-13 // 2002

    Stand und Perspektiven der Evaluation der aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-12 // 2002

    Family Background, Cohort and Education - A French-German Comparison

    This paper analyses the impact of family background, gender and cohort on educational attainment in France and Germany, relying on a theoretical model imbedded in the human capital theory. In a second step, the…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-11 // 2002

    Fremdvergabe von IT-Dienstleistungen aus

    Digital Economy
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-10 // 2002

    Asset Prices and Alternative Characterizations of the Pricing Kernel

    In a continuous-time representative investor economy with an exogenously given information process, asset prices are derived for alternative characterizations of the pricing kernel. In addition to the…

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-09 // 2002

    Rio - 10 Years After: A Critical Appraisal of Climate Policy

    Ten years after the initial Climate Change Convention from Rio in 1992, the developed world is likely to ratify the Kyoto Protocol which has been celebrated as a milestone in climate protection. Standard…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-08 // 2002

    Environmental Tax Differentiation Between Industries and Households - Implications for Efficiency and Employment

    This paper investigates the economic impacts of environmental tax reforms designed to reach given emission reduction targets for the German economy. Our focus is on the efficiency and employment implications of…

    Environmental and Climate Economics