1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-011 // 2012

    Peer Effects and Academics' Industry Involvement: The Moderating Role of Age on Professional Imprinting

    How does social interaction influence an academic's decision to become entrepreneurial and to collaborate with industry? Does the academic's age attenuate or amplify its effects? Since links between science and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-010 // 2012

    Giving Away the Game? The Impact of the Disclosure Effect on the Patenting Decision

    Patenting is widely acknowledged as a major tool to reward innovative firms for their efforts in research and development (R&D). However, many firms decide to keep their inventions secret. Understanding a patent…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-009 // 2012

    Designing Emissions Trading in Practice - General Considerations and Experiences from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)

    This paper focuses on the design of emissions trading schemes in practice. After a short introduction to the general idea of emissions trading, practical requirements for the introduction of an emissions trading…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-008 // 2012

    International Trade and the Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability

    There are different reasons, why countries trade. The most important one, economists typically refer to, is that trade is a source of wealth. There is, however, a further reason, which usually is not mentioned…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-007 // 2012

    Substitution Elasticities in a CES Production Framework. An Empirical Analysis on the Basis of Non-Linear Least Squares Estimations

    Many of today’s challenges require regulative interventions by policymakers. From an economic perspective, effectiveness, cost-efficiency and distribution issues are crucial for any form of future regulation.…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-006 // 2012

    Environmental Innovation and Employment Dynamics in Different Technology Fields - An Analysis Based on the German Community Innovation Survey 2009

    In a controversial political debate, new environmental technologies are often regarded as a job creator or – due to strict environmental policy – as a job killer. A detailed analysis for these employment effects…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-005 // 2012

    Tax and the City - A Theory of Local Tax Competition and Evidence for Germany

    In this paper we use survey responses of mayors from cities and municipalities in the German state of Baden-Württemberg to study the "true" spatial structure of local tax competition. The size of the…

  8. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2012

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  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-004 // 2012

    Awards at Work

    Awards increase in popularity in the corporate sector, where managers consider innovative human resource practices such as awards to be essential for firm competitiveness. The prevalence and popularity of…