1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-033 // 2012

    The Impact of Burden Sharing Rules on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods

    The provision of public goods often faces the problem that agents need to voluntarily decide on their own contributions or – alternatively – have to agree upon some desired provision level of the public good in…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-032 // 2012

    How Do Banks Screen Innovative Firms? Evidence from Start-Up Panel Data

    In this working paper we analyse bank screening with regard to the use of hard and soft information. We are interested in differences in the effect of an external credit rating on the use of bank finance, the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-031 // 2012

    Students' E-Skills, Organizational Change and Diversity of Learning Process: Evidence from French Universities in 2010

    Information and communication technologies (ICT) play a crucial role in higher education. They modify the scope, the borders and the content of learning. Most of European Universities try to change their…

  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2012

    Einführung in die Ökonometrie

  5. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2012

    June 2012

    • Economic Outlook for Switzerland: Expectations Deteriorated in May
    • Current Economic Situation: Further Improvements
    • Inflation Expectations: Has Inflation Bottomed Out?
    • Interest Rates: Forecasts Little Changed
    • Stock…
  6. ZEW-Gründungsreport // 2012

    Jahrgang 12, Nr. 1, Mai 2012

    • Gründungsfinanzierung durch Banken: Der Einfluss von Ratings und Bankkonsolidierung
    • Ist die Beteiligungsfinanzierung eine für junge Unternehmen attraktive Finanzierungsform?