Projects

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.09.2011 – 30.06.2013

    Employment effects of human resource management in firms – Continuing the strategic development of personnel economics at the ZEW

    The project aims at developing a coherent research and consulting strategy for the research area Personnel Economics within the department Labour Markets, Human Resources and Social Policy. The existing …

  2. Project // 01.09.2011 – 31.08.2016

    Future Infrastructures for Meeting Energy Demands. Towards Sustainability and Social Compatibility

    Greater efficiency and a substantial proportion of energy from renewable sources are the main properties of Germany’s new path towards sustainable energy. This transition requires a fundamental change of both…

  3. Project // 01.09.2011 – 31.12.2012

    Using Administrative Data for Empirical Analyses in Economics of Education

    Performing causal analyses in the field of Economics of Education has been constrained by the lack of large panel datasets. With some exceptions, mostly in the UK and the US, most available datasets are…

  4. Project // 01.09.2011 – 30.06.2012

    Saving and Investment against the background of the demographic change

    The project investigates the effects of an ageing society on savings, investments, and the current account.

  5. Project // 01.09.2011 – 30.06.2012

    CFI - Climate Change, Financial Markets and Innovation - Performance of Sustainable Capital Investments: Literature Study and Consultation

    Providing for a literature study on the performance of sustainable capital as well as advisory functions on this topic.

  6. Project // 01.09.2011 – 30.11.2014

    Climate Policy and the Growth Pattern of Nations

    Within the last few years, the impact of governmental greenhouse gas emission control regulation on national competitiveness and growth potentials faced increasing interest among economists. The main concern is…

  7. Project // 01.09.2011 – 31.12.2012

    Capacity Markets and Security of Supply in Liberalised Electricity Markets

    Under Construction

  8. Project // 25.08.2011 – 31.08.2012

    Study on Interest Paid on Overdrafts / Instalment Credit

    This study is aimed at analyzing the market for overdraft facilities with a special focus on the level and development of interest rates and consumer behavior regarding this product. It is a joint study between…

  9. Project // 15.08.2011 – 31.12.2013

    Net Neutrality – Governmental Support and Options

    Based on the keyword „net neutrality“, most recently a controversial discussion emerged in Europe and in particular in Germany on the role of the state and how transmission neutrality in communication networks…

  10. Project // 15.08.2011 – 31.12.2012

    Microsimulation of Family and Marriage Related Public Policies from a Life-Cycle Perspective

    The project extends the evaluation of German family policies by taking into account the life-cycle dimension. The study begins by documenting typical patterns of use of these measures over the life cycle. A…

  11. Project // 15.08. – 30.11.2011

    Potential of Venture Capital in the EU

    The study will provide an overview of the situation of the VC industry in the EU, its perspectives for and barriers to further development. In addition, the project will provide suggestions for policy…

  12. Project // 01.08.2011 – 31.07.2012

    Tax Accounting in Germany: Empirical Evidence on the Relation Between Financial and Tax Reporting Measures of Income

    The empirical literature specifically addressing the differences between financial and tax accounting (reporting gap) in Germany is rather small. This is probably explained by the difficulty of obtaining…