ZEW Discussion Papers

ZEW Discussion Papers
ZEW Discussion Papers
Periodical ZEW Publications
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ZEW Expertises & Research Reports
External Research Publications

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. 02-73 // 2002

    Measuring the Impact of Innovation on Firm Value: A New Approach

    Most of the existing empirical literature on the relationship of firm value and knowledge capital is based on the stock market valuation of companies. However, the assets of many firms are not publicly traded,…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-72 // 2002

    Erfolgsabhängige Vergütung: Ein sicherer Weg zur Steigerung der Leistung von Top-Managern?

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-71 // 2002

    Verteilung, Differentiale und Wachstum - Eine Verdienstanalyse für Westdeutschland auf Basis der Gehalts- und Lohnstrukturerhebung

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-70 // 2002

    The Changing Life Cycle Pattern

    It is often noted that employment rates of females have been rising during the last decades. However, in contrast to men, women are often part-time employed and the allocation of working time over the life-cycle…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-69 // 2002

    Is the View from the Eurotower Purely European? National Divergence and ECB Interest Rate Policy

    The official view on ECB monetary policy claims that monetary decisions are based solely on average data for the euro zone and that diverging regional developments are disregarded. However, experience from other…

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-68 // 2002

    Investment Risk in Project-based Emission Crediting

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-67 // 2002

    Family and Gender Still Matter: The Heterogeneity of Returns to Education in Germany

    Using information on family background, we estimate returns to education, allowing for the heterogeneity of returns. In order to control for the unobserved heterogeneity shared by family members, we construct a…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-66 // 2002

    A Stigler View on Banking Supervision

    The system of banking supervision in Europe is undergoing substantial reforms. According to Stigler's capture theory regulation often follows the preferences of producers. Therefore, the interests of the…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-65 // 2002

    Comparison Between Unitary and Collective Models of Household Labor Supply With Taxation

    Several recent papers have shown the relevance of collective models for the empirical investigation of household labor supply and consumption. Yet the estimation of collective models in the presence of…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance

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