1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-067 // 2016

    Emissions Trading and Productivity: Firm-level Evidence from German Manufacturing

    I study the causal effect of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the productivity of German manufacturing firms. Using administrative firm-level data, I estimate robust production functions…

  2. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2016

    November 2016

    • International financial market data — assessments and expectations
    • Higher long-term interest rates anticipated
    • Analysts count on stable CHF
    • Majority expects higher inflation rates
    • Cautious assessment of the stock…
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-066 // 2016

    Evaluation of Best Price Clauses in Hotel Booking

    We analyze the best price clauses (BPCs) of online travel agents (OTAs) using meta-search price data of more than 45,000 hotels in different countries. Although OTAs apparently have not changed their standard…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-065 // 2016

    Responses of Firms to Tax, Administrative and Accounting Rules: Evidence from Armenia

    Using panel data on the full population of corporate tax returns of Armenian firms, we study the behavioral response of firms to three size-dependent regulations. We find: i) a strong response to an accounting…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-064 // 2016

    Does State Aid for Broadband Deployment in Rural Areas Close the Digital and Economic Divide?

    We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid program for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German State of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using difference-in-differences estimation…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-063 // 2016

    Cartel Cases and the Cartel Enforcement Process in the European Union 2001 – 2015: A Quantitative Assessment

    We provide a comprehensive quantitative assessment of cartels and the related cartel enforcement process in the European Union (EU) from 2001 to 2015. In a first step, we present a detailed characterization of…