1. Expertises // 2023

    Lernende Regulatorik als Innovationstreiber - Anregungen zur Ausgestaltung des Reallabore-Gesetzes

    Reallabore sind Treiber der Wertschöpfung und Generierung neuer Märkte. Die Produktentwicklung im Reallabor geht Hand in Hand mit temporären Regelanpassungen, um Transformationspotenziale zu heben und…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-020 // 2023

    The Integration of Migrants in the German Labor Market: Evidence Over 50 Years

    Germany has become the second-most important destination for migrants worldwide. Using all waves from the microcensus, we study their labor market integration over the last 50 years, and document key differences…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2023

    How does late-career entrepreneurship relate to innovation?

    In this paper, we present an explorative study that develops our understanding of the relationship between late-career entrepreneurship and innovation-driven business activity. Based on observations of 2903 solo…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Welcome on Board? Appointment Dynamics of Women as Directors

    Increasing the participation of women in top-level corporate boards is high on the agenda of policy-makers. Yet, we know little about director appointment dynamics and the drivers and impediments of women…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Refugees Welcome? Understanding the Regional Heterogeneity of Anti-Refugee Hate Crime

    In this article, we examine anti-refugee hate crime in the wake of the large influx of refugees to Germany in 2014 and 2015. By exploiting institutional features of the assignment of refugees to German regions,…

  6. ZEW Monthly // 2023

    05/2023

    The world of work is undergoing a profound transformation as digitalisation and flexible working – either from home or from different locations – become increasingly prevalent. New applications such as…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Artificial intelligence and firm-level productivity

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often regarded as the next general-purpose technology with a rapid, penetrating, and far-reaching use over a broad number of industrial sectors. The main feature of new…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-019 // 2023

    Do Individuals Accept Fluctuations in Pension Income?

    How to invest and decumulate wealth during retirement has far-reaching consequences for consumption during retirement. We conduct an online experiment among 2,500 individuals representative of the adult German…