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. 96-13 // 1996

    The Size Distribution of Profits from Innovation

    The research reported in this paper seeks to determine how skewed the distribution of profits from technological innovation is -- i.e., whether it conforms most closely to the Paretian, log normal, or some other…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 96-12 // 1996

    Value at Risk: Proposals on a Generalization

    The Value at Risk approach (VaR) is more and more used as a tool for risk measurement. The approach however has shortcomings both from a theoretical and a practical point of view. VaR can be classified within…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 96-10 // 1996

    Technologietransfer von Hochschulen: Ein Insider-Outsider-Effekt

    This paper deals with the conditions of effective transfer of technology from Universities and public research institutions to small and medium-sized enterprises. The theoretical and empirical analyses lead to…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 96-09 // 1996

    Der langfristige Zusammenhang zwischen demographischen und budgetären Varibalen

    The German population is aging. Since fewer children are born and simultaneously life expectancy rises, demographic changes will lead to a double aging process. The paper analyzes the effects of demographic…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 96-07 // 1996

    Firm Formation in High-Tech Industries: Empirical Results for Germany

    During the last years more and more discussions came up about the contribution of technology-oriented and technology-intensive industries for the economic development and employment. The estimates of the…

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