Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Altersvorsorge und nachhaltige Finanzmärkte

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-036 // 2024

    Framing Effects in Consumer Expectations Surveys

    In a randomized experiment embedded in a survey, I test the effects of variations in question wording and format on consumer response behavior and the corresponding inflation expectations. To this end, survey…

  2. #ZEWPodcast // 2024

    „Green Finance“ – Etikettenschwindel für ein gutes Gewissen?

    Die Finanzbranche hat das Thema Nachhaltigkeit längst für sich entdeckt. Es gibt nachhaltige Anleihen, grüne Finanzierungen und sogar Banken, die ausschließlich grüne Finanzprodukte anbieten. Allerdings gibt es…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 23-071 // 2023

    Financial Literacy, Stock Market Participation, and Financial Well-Being in Germany

    We examine financial literacy in Germany and its relevance for financial well-being. Using data from the Panel on Household Finances collected in 2021, we show that about 62% of German households answer the Big…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 23-074 // 2023

    Households’ Financial Resilience, Risk Perceptions, and Financial Literacy – Evidence From a Survey Experiment

    We examine the financial resilience of Austrian households, relating it to their experience of financial shocks earlier in life and to their financial literacy. We find that previous negative (positive)…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 23-073 // 2023

    Talking in a Language That Everyone Can Understand? Clarity of Speeches by the ECB Executive Board

    We use data on speeches held by members of the European Central Bank's (ECB) Executive Board to analyze whether clarity of central bank communication has increased over time. Employing readability measures as…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 23-072 // 2023

    Households’ Probabilistic Inflation Expectations in High-Inflation Regimes

    Central bank surveys frequently elicit households’ probabilistic beliefs about future inflation. However, most household surveys use a response scale that is tailored towards low-inflation regimes. Using data…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 23-064 // 2023

    Broken Relationships: De-Risking by Correspondent Banks and International Trade

    We exploit proprietary information on severed correspondent banking relationships (due to the stricter enforcement of financial crime regulation) to assess how payment disruptions impede cross-border trade.…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 23-062 // 2023

    Heterogeneous Expectations among Professional Forecasters

    Macroeconomic expectations of various economic agents are characterized by substantial cross-sectional heterogeneity. In this paper, we focus on expectations heterogeneity among professional forecasters. We…

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