1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-056 // 2006

    Patent Protection, Market Uncertainty, and R&D Investment

    Real options investment theory predicts current investment falls as uncertainty about market returns increases. In the case of R&D investment, which is usually considered an irreversible form of investment, this…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-055 // 2006

    Business R&D and the Interplay of R&D Subsidies and Market Uncertainty

    Real Options Theory, Uncertainty, R&D, Censored Regression�t (R&��@ubsiÐå€ may����uce ����et f����res affecting private R&D investment caused by incomplete appropriability of knowledge and financial…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-054 // 2006

    Wirksamkeit von Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen in Deutschland: Empirische Befunde mikroökonometrischer Analysen

    In einer Reihe empirischer Studien sind die Wirkungen von Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen (ABM) für Teilnehmer in Deutschland nach unterschiedlichen Gesichtspunkten mikroökonometrisch evaluiert worden. Auf der…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-053 // 2006

    The Wage Effects of Entering Motherhood - A Within-firm Matching Approach

    We analyze the wage effects of employment breaks of women entering motherhood using a novel within-firm matching approach where mothers' wages upon return to the job are compared with those of their female…

  5. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2006

    August 2006

    • Second Survey Confirms Positive Economic Outlook for Remainder of 2006
    • Eurozone: Expectations Slightly Positive
    • USA: Economic Slowdown Expected
    • Japan: Normalization of Monetary Policy Expected
    • Great Britain:…
  6. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2006

    Juli/August 2006

    Experten unterstützen Wettbewerbsverfahren der Europäischen Kommission

    Energiepolitik

    • Experten bewerten nationalen Energiegipfel kritisch
    • Investitionen in Energieerzeugung
    • Verlängerung der Restlaufzeiten deutscher…