1. ZEWnews English edition // 2010

    No. 1 - 2010

    • Chemical Industry Less Innovative
    • Younger Pupils More Often Victims
    • Study Calls for Elimination of 4.8 Billion Euro in Tax Breaks
    • ZEW Study Shows Inefficiency in National Real Estate Stock Markets
    • Competition in…
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-013 // 2010

    Bank Owners or Bank Managers: Who is Keen on Risk? Evidence from the Financial Crisis

    We examine in this paper whether owner controlled banks or manager controlled banks suffered larger losses during the financial crisis. We show that banks operating in countries with better shareholder rights…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-012 // 2010

    The Social Long-term Care Insurance in Germany: Origin, Situation, Threats, and Perspectives

    This paper gives an overview of the German Social Long-term Care Insurance (Soziale Pflegeversicherung, SLTCI). In the current state, Germany provides a universal, non meanstested contribution-financed social…