1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2012

    Putting Currency Misalignment into Gravity: The Currency Union Effect Reconsidered

    Member countries of a currency union like the euro area have absorbed asymmetric shocks in ways that are inconsistent with a common nominal anchor. Based on a reformulation of the gravity model that allows for…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-023 // 2012

    Benchmarking Regions: Estimating the Counterfactual Distribution of Labor Market Outcomes

    Local labor markets show strong regional differences in labor outcomes and economic conditions. Regional differences affect the welfare of local populations as well as the effectiveness of local policy…

  3. ZEW Newsletter // 2012

    2012-03

    1. News
    2. Staff
      • Visiting Researchers
    3. Press Releases
    4. Recent Publications
      IN ENGLISH
      • ZEWnews
      • Financial Market Report Switzerland
      • Financial Market Report CEE
      • ZEW Discussion Papers
      IN GERMAN
      • ZEWnews
      • ZEW-Finanzmarktreport (ZEW…
  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2012

    Ageing and Skills: A Review and Analysis of Skill Gain and Skill Loss Over the Lifespan and Over Time

    The relationship between ageing and skills is becoming an important policy issue, not least in the context of population ageing. Data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies…

  5. Financial Market Report CEE // 2012

    April 2012

    • Major Improvement of Economic Expectations for the CEE Region
    • Economic Outlook for the CEE Region, Austria, and the Eurozone
    • Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Further Increase of Economic Sentiments
    • Croatia,…
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-022 // 2012

    Backwards Integration and Strategic Delegation

    The acquisition of ownership rights by a firm in its suppliers is a common feature in various industries. Often, these acquisitions are reduced to a participation in the target's cash flow, and not associated…