Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-51 // 2004

    The Power Law and Dividend Yields

    Recent research suggests that the power law is one of the most universal laws in nature and it also seems to work quite fine in economics and finance. In this paper we show that the power law explains extremely…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-44 // 2004

    A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Regional Specialisation Patterns Across EU Regions

    This paper conducts a spatial econometric analysis of the determinants of regional specialisation patterns. Spatial autocorrelation is present, but is mostly due to spatial error autocorrelation. Spatial…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-43 // 2004

    Comparing Investment and Employment Specialisation Patterns of EU Regions

    This study analyses relative sectoral specialisation of EU regions on the basis of investment and employment patterns. Controlling for heteroscedasticity and potential endogeneity in the econometric analysis, we…

Further Publications

ZEW Financial Market Survey

German Real Estate Finance Index (DIFI Report)