1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-058 // 2023

    State-Owned Enterprises, Fiscal Transparency, and the Circumvention of Fiscal Rules: The Case of Germany

    State-owned enterprises (SOEs) provide opportunities for a more flexible and marketbased provision of public services. At the same time, they may impair fiscal transparency and offer politicians discretion in…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-057 // 2023

    The Impact of Communist Party Membership on Wealth Distribution and Accumulation in Urban China

    This paper provides the first in-depth investigation into the evolution of the wealth gap between CCP and non-CCP households in urban China from 1995 to 2017. We apply unconditional quantile regression (UQR) to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-056 // 2023

    Representation Is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity

    One strategy for promoting female leaders in STEM professions is to appoint more women to the committees that select leaders. Unfortunately, evidence from other settings, such as committees for selecting judges…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-055 // 2023

    Patient Versus Provider Incentives in Long-Term Care

    How do patient and provider incentives affect the provision of long-term care? Our analysis of 551 thousand nursing home stays yields three main insights. First, Medicaid-covered residents prolong their stays…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-054 // 2023

    Eating Habits, Food Consumption, and Health: The Role of Early Life Experiences

    This study explores the long-run effects of a temporary scarcity of a consumption good on preferences towards that good once the shock is over. Specifically, we focus on individuals who were children during…

  6. Non-Refereed Journal // 2023

    Attraktive Finanzbildung für junge Menschen mit CashCoach

    Finanzbildung kann das Finanzverhalten junger Erwachsener nachhaltig verbessern, sie in ihren Entscheidungen stärken und ihnen helfen, Chancen und Risiken zu erkennen. Digitale Tools, die finanzielle Inhalte mit…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Leveraging the digital layer: the strength of weak and strong ties in bridging geographic and cognitive distances

    Firms may seek non-redundant information through inter-firm relations beyond their geographic and cognitive boundaries (i.e., relations with firms in other regions and active in different fields). Little is…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-053 // 2023

    Favoritism by the Governing Elite

    In this paper, we study the extent to which ministers engage in regional favoritism. We are the first to provide a comprehensive analysis of a larger set of the governing elite, not just focusing on the primary…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-052 // 2023

    Anti-corruption Campaign in China: An Empirical Investigation

    Using official information published by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the CPC, we construct a database of officials who have been found guilty of corruption in China in the period…