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. 06-017 // 2006

    Selektivität und direkte Wirkungen von Vermittlungsgutscheinen: Empirische Befunde aus der Einführungsphase

    In April 2002 German government introduced job placement vouchers as a new instrument of active labour market policy to foster the transition of unemployed to jobs. This paper investigates the demand, the…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-016 // 2006

    Hot Air for Sale: A Quantitative Assessment of Russia's Near-Term Climate Policy Options

    Since January 1st the European Union has launched an EU-internal emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) for emission-intensive installations as the central pillar to comply with the Kyoto Protocol. The EU ETS may be…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-015 // 2006

    Selbständigkeit in Europa 1991 - 2003: Empirische Evidenz mit Länderdaten

    In dieser Studie werden ausgewählte makroökonomische Determinanten der Anzahl der Selbständigen in fünfzehn Ländern Europas untersucht. Datenbasis sind die Arbeitskräfteerhebungen der Europäischen Union für die…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-014 // 2006

    The Importance of Equity Finance for R&D Activity – Are There Differences Between Young and Old Companies?

    This paper analyzes the importance of equity finance for the R&D activity of small and medium-sized enterprises. We use information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-013 // 2006

    Efficient Revenue Sharing and Upper Level Governments: Theory and Application to Germany

    Recent literature has emphasized that redistributive grant systems may tend to internalize fiscal externalities arising from tax competition. This paper further explores the conditions under which local grant…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-012 // 2006

    The Drivers of Deregulation in the Era of Globalization

    This paper treats the question to what extent globalization trends restrict a countryspecific regulation policy in industrial countries. The empirical analysis makes use of recently collected regulation…

    Corporate Taxation and Public Finance
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-011 // 2006

    Deregulating Job Placement in Europe: A Microeconometric Evaluation of an Innovative Voucher Scheme in Germany

    Job placement vouchers can be regarded as a tool to spur competition between public and private job placement activities. The German government launched this instrument in order to end the public placement…

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-010 // 2006

    Aus der Not geboren? – Besondere Merkmale und Determinanten von Gründungen aus der Arbeitslosigkeit

    In dieser Studie werden Gründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit der Jahre 2003 und 2004 inklusive der seit Anfang 2003 geförderten Ich-AGs auf repräsentativer empirischer Basis analysiert. Es zeigt sich, dass Gründungen…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-009 // 2006

    Global Sensing and Sensibility - A Multi-Stage Matching Assessment of Competitive Advantage from Foreign Sources of Innovation

    We focus on one of the core competitive capabilities of modern firms: the ability to deliver successful innovations in a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...