1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-037 // 2012

    The Competitive Effects of Firm Exit - Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry

    In the last decade, the domestic U.S. airline industry has experienced a substantial consolidation trend. In addition to a number of high level mergers such as American Airlines – Trans World Airlines (2001),…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-036 // 2012

    Estimating Damages from Price-Fixing - The Value of Transaction Data

    According to the European Court of Justice, any citizen or business who suffered harm as a result of a breach of the antitrust rules of the European Union (EU) should be able to obtain compensation from the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-035 // 2012

    Concrete Shoes for Competition - The Effect of the German Cement Cartel on Market Price

    Since 2004, the European Commission (EC) has taken a number of steps to develop a legal framework that allows victims of EU antitrust infringements to obtain compensation. In its Green Paper on damages actions…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-034 // 2012

    Value for Money? New Microeconometric Evidence on Public R&D Grants in Flanders

    In this paper, we estimate the effect of subsidies granted by the Flemish government(northern region of Belgium) on R&D spending and R&D employment in recipient firms. As econometric treatment effects studies…

  5. Financial Market Report CEE // 2012

    June 2012

    • Economic Expectations for the Central and Eastern Europe Region Brighten Up
    • Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria, and the Eurozone
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Stock Market Sentiments Improve
    • Croat…
  6. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2012

    Nr. 2 (Juni) - 2012

    • Deutschland trotzt unsicherem Umfeld
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Maiumfrage 2012
    • Eingetrübte Lage - positiver Ausblick
    • Führt Offshoring zu höherem Einkommensrisiko?
    • Was erklärt die zunehmende…
  7. ZEW Newsletter // 2012

    2012-05

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • ZEW Workshop on "Education and Equality of Opportunity" (October 21-23, 2012)
    3. Staff
      • Visiting Researchers
    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications
      IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
      • Financial Market Report…