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. 04-74 // 2004

    Public Sector Decentralization: Measurement Concepts and Recent International Trends

    This paper deals with the problems encountered in defining and measuring the degree of fiscal decentralization. Drawing on a recent analytical framework of the OECD, different measures of fiscal autonomy and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-73 // 2004

    Employment Effects of Different Innovation Activities: Microeconometric Evidence

    Using the model recently developed by Jaumandreu (2003) this paper reports new results on the relationship between innovation and employment growth in Germany. The model is tailor-made for analysing firm-level…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-72 // 2004

    Determinants of Patent Litigation in Germany

    This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of patent litigation in Germany, based on information from suits filed during the period from 1993 to 1995 at two of the three most important…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-71 // 2004

    Integrated Product Policy and Environmental Product Innovations: An Empirical Analysis

    The European Commission has recently stepped up its promotion of the ‘Integrated Product Policy’. The objective of the IPP is to support the realisation of environmental product innovations and thus to achieve…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-70 // 2004

    Decision-Making of the ECB: Reform and Voting Power

    The ECB reform is designed to meet the challenges of an enlarged monetary union in the ECB Council. The reform is assessed by analysing alternatives for the classification of governors into groups of the…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-67 // 2004

    Using Methods of Treatment Evaluation to Estimate the Wage Effect of IT Usage

    In this study, I analyze the relationship between IT use and wages in West Germany in 1998/99. I use two estimation approaches: regression based matching and matching on the propensity score. The richness of the…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-64 // 2004

    GPD-linked Bonds as a Financing Tool for Developing Countries and Emerging Markets

    The paper examines the applicability of GDP-linked bonds for the financing of developing countries and emerging markets. GDP-linked bonds are bonds of which the coupon and/or redemption payments are tied to…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-62 // 2004

    Computer Use and the Employment Status of Older Workers - An Analysis Based on Individual Data

    This paper analyzes the determinants of computer use by male employees and estimates the impact of computer use on the employment status for older workers, based on individual data from the German Socio-Economic…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-61 // 2004

    A Note on Implementing Box-Cox Quantile Regression

    The Box-Cox quantile regression model using the two stage method introduced by Chamberlain (1994) and Buchinsky (1995) provides an attractive extension of linear quantile regression techniques. However, a…

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