In this project, we conduct a macroeconomic analysis of effects induced by the increased use of biomass. In a first step, macroeconomic and sectoral indicators will be identified by a computable general…
We analyze different alternatives how a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA) could be designed and assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric…
This study, based on the insights from the public finance literature, is to identify the key deficits of the German fiscal equalization system. The state of the literature on key questions and controversies will…
The recording of technological capabilities through a comprehensive system of indicators is a central part of the annual report on the conditions of research, technology and innovation in Germany of the German…
The decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) have impacted the design of the EU member states’ national (individual and corporate) tax systems in several areas (e.g. exit taxation, thin capitalization…
Good tax policy fundamentally depends on knowledge about the effects of taxation on prices and economic behavior of individuals and firms. For example, income taxes only serve their purpose if they do not yield a…
Tax administrations in several European countries recently introduced special tax regimes for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). Competitive disadvantages as well as SME’s particular im-portance for …
Tropical coral reefs provide substantial ecosystem services on a global and local scale: they produce fish, protect shore lines, provide tourism recreation, and host a huge biodiversity. But coral reefs face…
The overall target of the project was the transdisciplinary integration and application of of results from the research initiative “Social dimension of climate protection and climate change” of the German…
The objective of this project is to quantify the credit restrictions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) financed by banks that were heavily affected by the 2009 financial crisis.
The aim of this study is to update a report on key innovation indicators for the chemical industry for the year 2014. In a concise way, the study offers an overview on the state and recent developments in research…
This study assesses individual and fiscal returns to educational investments in Germany, based on the ZEW microsimulation model. Tertiary education is compared to higher secondary and vocational education and…