1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Hold Your Breath: A New Index of Air Quality

    Environmental quality and climate change have long attracted attention in policy debates. Recently, air quality has emerged on the policy agenda. We calculate a new index of air quality using CO2and SO2…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2011

    Hold Your Breath: A New Index of Air Quality

    Environmental quality and climate change have long attracted attention in policy debates. Recently, air quality has emerged on the policy agenda. We calculate a new index of air quality using CO2and SO2…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-076 // 2011

    Do Private Equity Owners Increase Risk of Financial Distress and Bankruptcy?

    There is some controversy regarding the key sources of success in the private equity business model and on how this business model affects the portfolio companies. Does this success come from value creation or…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-075 // 2011

    Capital Structure Choice and Company Taxation: A Meta-Study

    Theoretical arguments for the tax sensitivity of capital structures are convincing. Empirical findings instead have for years been rather weak. Even today, despite a surge of studies providing point estimates…

  5. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2011

    3. Quartal 2011

    Abkühlung des Aufschwungs hinterlässt erste Spuren auf den Transportmärkten

    Das Wachstum des Transportaufkommens innerhalb Deutschlands sowie im grenzüberschreitenden Verkehr schwächt sich im kommenden halben…

  6. M&A Report // 2011

    December 2011

    • M&A Activities on a Steady Course – for now
    • China – Ten Year Membership in the WTO
    • Increased M&A Activity in the Mining Sector
    • Federal Cartel Office Keeps a Cautious Eye on the Food Retailing Industry in Germany
    • Str…
  7. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2011

    Dezember 2011

    • Konjunktureller Ausblick weiterhin eingetrübt
    • EZB: Sinkende Leitzinsen aufgrund rückläufiger Inflationserwartungen
    • USA: Erwartungen trotzen dem Abwärtstrend
    • Großbritannien: Es geht nicht vorwärts
    • Sonderfrage:…
  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-074 // 2011

    Unequal Pay or Unequal Employment? What Drives the Skill-Composition of Labor Flows in Germany?

    Regional economic prospects to some extent seem to hinge on the region’s human capital endowment and, thus, its ability to attract skilled labour. For any related policy, it is thus important to better…

  9. ZEW-Gründungsreport // 2011

    Jahrgang 11, Nr. 2, Dez. 2011

    • Gründungstätigkeit im Jahr 2010 leicht gesunken
    • Die Bedeutung von Leasing für junge Unternehmen