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.

ZEW Discussion Papers
ZEW Discussion Papers
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  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. 01-49 // 2001

    Climate Politics From Kyoto to Bonn: From Little to Nothing?!?

    Delegates from 180 countries met in Bonn during July 2001 to substantiate the Kyoto Protocol signed in 1997 which imposes limits for greenhouse gases on industrialized countries. After the withdrawal of the…

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-20 // 2001

    Price Indices for Information and Communication Technology Industries - An Application to the German PC Market

    Changing product quality, rapid technological progress, and short product life cycles make it difficult to compute indices that correctly reflect the true price movements of IT products. This paper assesses the…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-19 // 2001

    Do R&D Subsidies Matter? - Evidence for the German Service Sector

    In recent times the service sector is often called the driving force of today‘s economies. This paper analyses the innovative activities of German service firms. We investigate whether firms that receive public…

    Economics of Innovation and Industrial...
  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-06 // 2001

    Internationaler Klimaschutz - nicht mehr als symbolische Politik ?

    Environmental and Climate Economics
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-04 // 2001

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

    Pensions and Sustainable Financial...
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-02 // 2001

    Kosten der privaten Altersvorsorge - Private Rentenversicherungen und Fondssparpläne im Vergleich

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

    Tarifbindung und die ökonomische Rationalität von Lohnrigiditäten

    Labour Markets and Social Insurance
  9. 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...

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