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. 04-81 // 2004

    True Versus Spurious State Dependence in Firm Performance: The Case of West German Exports

    This paper analyzes the persistence of firms' exporting behavior in a panel of West German manufacturing firms. Dynamic binary choice models allow us to distinguish between true and spurious state dependence in…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-45 // 2004

    B2B or Not to Be: Does B2B E-Commerce Increase Labour Productivity?

    We implement an endogeneous switching-regression model for labour productivity and firms' decision to use business-to-business (B2B)e-commerce. Our approach allows B2B usage to affect any parameter of the labour…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-08 // 2004

    Wann kehren junge Mütter auf den Arbeitsmarkt zurück?

    Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Entscheidung junger Mütter, die im Jahr vor der Geburt eines Kindes berufstätig waren, in einem Zeitraum von bis zu drei Jahren nach der Geburt auf den Arbeitsmarkt zurückzukehren.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-63 // 2004

    Reduction in the Long-Term Unemployment of the Elderly: A Success Story from Finland

    In Finland the elderly unemployed are allowed to collect unemployment benefits up to the age of 60, when they can retire via a particular unemployment pension. In 1997 the eligibility age of persons benefiting…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-83 // 2004

    Is there a Wage Premium or Wage Discount for Flexible Hours?

    With flexible work time arrangements firms can quickly adjust to demand fluctuations, while employees may benefit from more time sovereignty. Depending on the specific type of arrangement the accompanying wage…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-87 // 2004

    I Like The Way You Move: An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind First Mover and Follower Strategies

    There appears to be an ambivalent dimension in innovation strategies: timing. When is an innovation ready for the market or when is the market ready for the innovation? This paper empirically investigates the…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-86 // 2004

    Economic Integration and Fiscal Decentralization: Evidence from OECD Countries

    Drawing on recent work on the creation and breakup of countries, this paper examines the impact of economic and political integration on the vertical government structure. It argues that by increasing the market…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-85 // 2004

    The Link Between Firms’ Innovation Decision and the Business Cycle: An Empirical Analysis

    The sensitivity of innovation activities with respect to the business cycle is often assumed to be small. In this paper the hypothesis on cyclical dependence of innovation activities is tested for firms in the…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-84 // 2004

    Feldexperimente mit dem Pflegebudget (2004-2008) –Konzeption des Evaluationsdesigns

    In diesem Beitrag wird das Evaluationskonzept zu den geplanten Feldexperimenten mit dem so genannten personengebundenen Budget (Pflegebudget) vorgestellt. Das Pflegebudget ist eine Geldleistung, die vom…

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