1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-82 // 2004

    End-of-Pipe or Cleaner Production? An Empirical Comparison of Environmental Innovation Decisions Across OECD Countries

    While both fundamental types of abatement measures mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of production, cleaner production technologies are frequently more advantageous than end-of-pipe technologies for…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-80 // 2004

    Price Structure in Two-sided Markets: Evidence from the Magazine Industry?

    We present and estimate a model of competition in a two-sided market: the market for magazine readership and advertising. Using data on magazines in Germany, we find evidence that magazines have properties of…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-79 // 2004

    Productivity, Growth, and Internationalisation: The Case of German and British High Techs

    International engagement is often expected to improve firm performance. Especially for small technology-oriented firms, export activities may be important, being regarded as one way to amortise these firms’ high…