1. Refereed Journal // forthcoming

    The Anatomy of U.S. Sick Leave Schemes: Evidence from Public School Teachers

    We study how public school teachers use paid sick leave. Most U.S. sick leave schemes operate as individualized credit accounts – paid leave is earned and unused leave accumulates, producing an employee-specific…

  2. ZEW Monthly // 2026

    06/2026 – Shaping Digitalisation

    The digital transformation is fundamentally changing business and government. It creates new opportunities for innovation and productivity, while also requiring reliable investment, clear rules and effective…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2026

    Regulated Correlations — Climate Policy and Investment Risks

    Investments in energy technologies are substantially governed by climate policy. We demonstrate analytically that price-based instruments, such as carbon-taxes, and quantity-based regulations, like emission…

  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2026

    Juni 2026

    • Erwartung wieder im positiven Bereich
    • Eurozone: Positiver Umschwung in den Erwartungen
    • USA: Rahmenabkommen hellt Konjunkturerwartung auf
    • China: Änderungen in Inflations- und Zinserwartung
  5. Refereed Journal // 2026

    The Economics of Paid Sick Leave

    This article examines the economics of paid sick leave from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Research on paid sick leave has evolved dynamically over the last decade, primarily driven by the spread…

  6. ZEW policy brief No. 26-09 // 2026

    European Entrepreneurship: Trends in Start-ups and Scale-ups in France, Germany and the UK

    This policy brief examines entrepreneurial ecosystems in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom using data on more than nine million firm births between 2009 and 2023. The study aims to assess both the quantity…

  7. ZEW policy brief No. 26-10 // 2026

    Environmental Ambition and Economic Protectionism: Why the Design of Border Carbon Adjustments Matters

    Border carbon adjustments (BCAs) are becoming a central instrument in climate-trade policy to limit carbon leakage while protecting domestic industry. Their effectiveness, however, depends fundamentally on how…