1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-029 // 2021

    Corona and the Stability of Personal Traits and Preferences: Evidence From Germany

    Based on panel data on around 5,500 German household heads originating from four years, this paper analyzes whether the experience of financial losses due to the Corona pandemic has affected three kinds of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-028 // 2021

    Decoding China’s COVID-19 ‘Virus Exceptionalism’: Community-based Digital Contact Tracing in Wuhan

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, comprehensive, accurate, and timely digital contact tracing serves as a decisive measure in curbing viral transmission. Such a strategy integrates corporate innovation, government…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Innovation Indicators Based on Firm Websites: Which Website Characteristics Predict Firm-Level Innovation Activity?

    Web-based innovation indicators may provide new insights into firm-level innovation activities. However, little is known yet about the accuracy and relevance of web-based information for measuring innovation. In…

  4. ZEW Newsletter // 2021

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  5. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Income Redistribution and Self-Selection of Immigrants

    We analyze the effects of governmental redistribution on migration patterns, using registry data that includes almost the universe of Italian citizens living abroad. Since Italy takes a middle ground in terms of…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Does Online Search Improve the Match Quality of New Hires?

    This paper studies the effects of the high-speed internet expansion on the match quality of new hires. We combine data on internet availability at the local level with German individual register and vacancy…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Ratchet Effect in Social Dilemmas

    In this paper, we investigate whether dynamic incentive schemes lead to a ratchet effect in a social dilemma. We test whether subjects strategically restrict their contribution levels at the beginning of a…