ZEW Discussion Papers

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Mit diesen Beiträgen, die überwiegend in Englisch verfasst sind, beteiligen sich die Forscher/innen des ZEW an wissenschaftlichen Fachdebatten. Die Publikationen enthalten vorläufige Beiträge, die zur Veröffentlichung in Fachzeitschriften vorgesehen sind. Die Discussion Papers können ab 1.1.1998 als pdf-Datei abgerufen werden. Sie richten sich an nationale und internationale Zielgruppen.

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-86 // 2004

    Economic Integration and Fiscal Decentralization: Evidence from OECD Countries

    Drawing on recent work on the creation and breakup of countries, this paper examines the impact of economic and political integration on the vertical government structure. It argues that by increasing the market…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-85 // 2004

    The Link Between Firms’ Innovation Decision and the Business Cycle: An Empirical Analysis

    The sensitivity of innovation activities with respect to the business cycle is often assumed to be small. In this paper the hypothesis on cyclical dependence of innovation activities is tested for firms in the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-84 // 2004

    Feldexperimente mit dem Pflegebudget (2004-2008) –Konzeption des Evaluationsdesigns

    In diesem Beitrag wird das Evaluationskonzept zu den geplanten Feldexperimenten mit dem so genannten personengebundenen Budget (Pflegebudget) vorgestellt. Das Pflegebudget ist eine Geldleistung, die vom…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-82 // 2004

    End-of-Pipe or Cleaner Production? An Empirical Comparison of Environmental Innovation Decisions Across OECD Countries

    While both fundamental types of abatement measures mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of production, cleaner production technologies are frequently more advantageous than end-of-pipe technologies for…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-81 // 2004

    True Versus Spurious State Dependence in Firm Performance: The Case of West German Exports

    This paper analyzes the persistence of firms' exporting behavior in a panel of West German manufacturing firms. Dynamic binary choice models allow us to distinguish between true and spurious state dependence in…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-80 // 2004

    Price Structure in Two-sided Markets: Evidence from the Magazine Industry?

    We present and estimate a model of competition in a two-sided market: the market for magazine readership and advertising. Using data on magazines in Germany, we find evidence that magazines have properties of…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-79 // 2004

    Productivity, Growth, and Internationalisation: The Case of German and British High Techs

    International engagement is often expected to improve firm performance. Especially for small technology-oriented firms, export activities may be important, being regarded as one way to amortise these firms’ high…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-78 // 2004

    Is Silence Golden? Patents versus Secrecy at the Firm Level

    In the 1990s, patenting schemes changed in many respects: upcoming new technologies accelerated the shift from price competition towards competition based on technical inventions, a worldwide surge in patenting…

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