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. 01-07 // 2001

    Environmental Taxation and Structural Change in an Open Economy - A CGE Analysis with Imperfect Competition and Free Entry

    The economic effects of environmental taxes depend on the market structure. Under imperfect competition with free entry and exit, environmental taxes have an impact on economies of scale by changing the number…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-06 // 2001

    Internationaler Klimaschutz - nicht mehr als symbolische Politik ?

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-05 // 2001

    Die Auswirkungen der Forschungs- und Technologiepolitik auf die Innovationsaktivitäten ostdeutscher Unternehmen

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-04 // 2001

    Unternehmens- versus Analystenbefragungen –Zum Prognosegehalt von ifo-Geschäftserwartungen und ZEW-Konjunkturerwartungen

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-03 // 2001

    Die Auswirkungen öffentlicher Gründungsförderung auf das Überleben und Wachstum junger Unternehmen

    In this paper we examine causal effects of German public assistance programs for young firms administered by the Deutsche Ausgleichsbank (DtA). The empirical analysis is based on a combined data set with…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-02 // 2001

    Kosten der privaten Altersvorsorge - Private Rentenversicherungen und Fondssparpläne im Vergleich

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-01 // 2001

    Tarifbindung und die ökonomische Rationalität von Lohnrigiditäten

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-70 // 2000

    Imposing and Testing Curvature conditions on a Box-Cox Function

    Many empirical studies in applied production analysis are based on functional forms that have to satisfy some curvature conditions in order to be compatible with microeconomic theory. Curvature conditions means…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-69 // 2000

    How Much Does a Year off Cost? - Estimating the Wage Effects of Employment Breaks and Part-Time Periods

    Discontinuities in the employment profile are supposed to cause wage cuts since they imply an interruption in the accumulation of human capital as well as a depreciation of the human capital stock built up in…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance