Das ZEW hat sich im Geschäftsjahr 2015 in einem anspruchsvollen Wettbewerbsumfeld erneut gut behauptet. Dies belegen sowohl der mit 46 Prozent hohe Drittmittelanteil am Gesamtbudget des Hauses als auch die mehr…
Flood insurance helps to cope with the risk of flooding, but take-up rates are relatively low. Insurance density could rise if index-based insurance (IBI) were provided as an alternative to traditional…
We apply a quadratic expenditure system to estimate price and expenditure elasticities of residential energy demand (electricity and heating) in Germany. Using official expenditure data from 1993 to 2008, we…
Functional panels are collections of functional time series, and arise often in the study of high frequency multivariate data. We develop a portmanteau style test to determine if the cross-sections of such a…
This article documents a structural change in the production of science in the U.S. semiconductor industry over almost three decades. We observe a change in scientific productivity over time, where smaller firms…
