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. 97-35 // 1997

    Die Steuer-und Abgabensysteme der Niederlande und Deutschlands - Eine Analyse der Wettbewerbswirkungen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Körperschaft- und Einkommensteuersysteme

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-33 // 1997

    Employment Effects of Publicy Financed Training Programs. The East German Experience

    We analyze the effectiveness of publicly financed training and retraining programs in east Germany as measured by their effects on individual re-employment probabilities after training. These are estimated by…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-32 // 1997

    Flexibilität der qualifikatorischen Lohnstruktur und Lastverteilung der Arbeitslosigkeit: Eine ökonometrische Analyse für Westdeutschland

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-30 // 1997

    Exploring the Tail of Patented Invention Value Distributions

    We explore the tail of patented invention value distributions by using value estimates obtained directly from patent holders. The paper focuses on those full-term German patents of the application year 1977…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-29 // 1997

    Interpreting Estimation Results of Euler Equation Investment Models when Factor Markets are Imperfectly Competitive

    In this paper the standard Euler equation investment model with imperfectly competitive product markets is extended for imperfectly competitive structures on the factor markets: labour markets and markets for…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-28 // 1997

    The Demand of Heterogeneous Labour in Germany

    In this paper, four commonly provided explanations for the shift in labour demand for different skill groups are investigated: the substitutability of inputs; the own-price sensitivity for different types of…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-27 // 1997

    Citation Frequency and the Value of Patented Innovation

    Through a survey, economic value estimates were obtained on 962 inventions made in the United States and Germany and on which German patent renewal fees were paid to full-term expiration in 1995. A search of…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-26 // 1997

    Double Dividend of Climate Protection and the Role of International Policy Coordination in the EU - An Applied General Equilibrium

    National economic concerns still hinder the implementation of effective policy measures that would enable a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Considering other economic problems like…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-25 // 1997

    East-West German Wage Convergence - How far have we got ?

    East-west German wage convergence in the period 1990 to 1995 is analyzed on the basis of the German Socio-Economic Panel. Empirical wage equations show that the west German wage structure has remained fairly…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance

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