1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-024 // 2014

    The Impact of R&D Subsidies During the Crisis

    This study investigates the impact of R&D subsidies on R&D investment during the past financial crisis. We conduct a treatment effects analysis and show that R&D subsidies increased R&D spending among subsidized…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-023 // 2014

    Patents as Quality Signals? The Implications for Financing Constraints on R&D

    Information about the success of a new technology is usually held asymmetrically between the research and development (R&D)-performing firm and potential lenders and investors. This raises the cost of capital…

  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2014

    April 2014

    • fmoKrim-Krise belastet Konjunkturerwartungen
    • EZB: Erwartungen bezüglich Inflation
    • USA: Erwartungen stabilisieren sich auf hohem Niveau
    • Japan: Optimismus der Finanzmarktexperten schwindet
    • Großbritannien: Es geht…
  4. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2014

    April 2014

    • Clouds on the Economic Horizon
    • Inflationary Pressure Expected to Rise
    • Depreciation of CHF More Unlikely
    • Long-Term Interest Rates Rise
    • Uncertainties Weighing on Equity Markets
    • Swiss Export Momentum
    • Special Question:…
  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Exporting and Labor Demand: Micro-level Evidence from Germany

    It is widely believed that globalization a ffects the extent of employment and wage responses to economic shocks. To provide evidence for this, we analyze the e ffect of firms' exporting behavior on the…

  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Exporting and Labor Demand: Micro-level Evidence from Germany

    It is widely believed that globalization a ffects the extent of employment and wage responses to economic shocks. To provide evidence for this, we analyze the e ffect of firms' exporting behavior on the…