1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-45 // 2002

    Wage Penalties for Career Interruptions. An Empirical Analysis for West Germany

    This paper examines the wage effects of different types of career interruptions. We consider the timing and duration of non-employment spells by exploiting an administrative data set of German social security…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-30 // 2002

    In Search of a Rationale for Differentiated Environmental Taxes

    Environmental tax schemes in OECD countries often involve tax rates differentiated across industrial, commercial and household sectors. In this paper, we investigate four potentially important arguments for…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-08 // 2002

    Environmental Tax Differentiation Between Industries and Households - Implications for Efficiency and Employment

    This paper investigates the economic impacts of environmental tax reforms designed to reach given emission reduction targets for the German economy. Our focus is on the efficiency and employment implications of…