In this project, the existing system of models, PACE, will be further developed. The aim is to analyse the effects of taxation and social security contributions on the level and the structure of unemployment. The…
The liberalisation of European electricity and gas markets initiated in February 1996 leads to major structural changes in the energy industry. The competition now developing prompts firms in a at once challenging…
To assess the attractiveness of a location with respect to the corporate tax system, especially the two measures of the effective marginal and the effective average tax burden are available. The effective…
We analyze exchange rate pass-through, i.e. the change in local currency prices resulting from variations in the exchange rate, for consumer prices in the euro area. We first estimate country-specific pass-through…
Other than the hedonic method, which is mainly used in the USA, the traditional practice of statistical agencies in Germany possibly leads to a systematic under-representation of quality change. This is in…
The project analysed the conditions for the emergence of lead-markets for innovations of a sustainable development. It has developed policy-recommendations which are able to support the world-wide diffusion of…
In 2001, the innovation surveys of the ZEW (MIP and MIP-S) were the German contribution to the third Community Innovation Surveys (CIS 3), which were coordinated by eurostat, the statistical office of the European…
Personnel management departments are always seeking to develop new strategies that offer incentives to employees and that are intended to increase productivity: the introduction of innovative payments systems or…
The project aims at providing advice to European policy makers about the best strategy for climate change mitigation, within the framework of the Kyoto protocol and the provided flexibility instruments, focusing…