ZEW Discussion Papers

Overview

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. 24-034 // 2024

    Enhancing Objectivity and Decision Relevance: A Better Framework for Evaluating Cohesion Policies

    By international comparison as well as compared to other EU policies, the EU‘s Cohesion Policy (CP) evaluation system is far developed and institutionalized. This paper analyses the remaining gaps and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-031 // 2024

    Cluster Policy, Innovation, and Firm Productivity. An Econometric Assessment of the Flemish Spearhead Cluster Program

    The Flemish government launched its Spearhead Cluster (SHC) policy in 2017. The aim is to boost strategic sectors by setting up cluster initiatives which coordinate collaborative R&D initiatives. In this paper,…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-033 // 2024

    Consumer Search and Firm Strategy With Multi-Attribute Products

    I analyze a model of directed search in which a consumer inspects a finite number of products sharing attributes with each others. The consumer discovers her valuation for the attributes of the inspected…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-032 // 2024

    Search on a Grid: Directed Consumer Search With Correlated Products

    The consumer search literature mostly considers independently distributed products. In contrast, I study a model of directed search with infinitely many products whose valuations are correlated through shared…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-030 // 2024

    Political Consequences of (Consumer) Debt Relief

    Many governments operate consumer debt relief programs, often timed to match the election cycle, but their political effects are not well understood. We ask if debt relief can influence elections in democracies.…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-029 // 2024

    Staggered Contracts and Unemployment During Recessions

    This paper studies the impact of downward wage rigidity on wage and employment dynamics after the outbreak of major recessions in Spain. Downward wage rigidity stems from collective agreements, which set…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-028 // 2024

    Self-Interest and Support of Climate-Related Transport Policy Measures: An Empirical Analysis for Citizens in Germany and Sweden

    Based on data from broadly representative surveys among more than 1,400 citizens in Germany and Sweden, this paper empirically examines the support of different groups of climate-related (passenger) transport…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-026 // 2024

    Left-Wing Butter vs. Right-Wing Guns – Government Ideology and Disaggregated Military Expenditure

    This article demonstrates that the influence of government ideology on military expenditures is more nuanced than it was shown in previous research and using only aggregated military expenditures may provide…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-025 // 2024

    Analysis of a Capacity-Based Redispatch Mechanism

    This paper discusses a capacity-based redispatch mechanism in which awarded market participants are compensated for their availability for redispatch, rather than activation. The rationale is to develop a market…

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