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. 03-36 // 2003

    The Connection of Stock Markets Between Germany and the USA

    This paper uses an empirical connection between real stock market indices of Germany and the USA for forecasting corresponding returns. We are starting from the random walk as the traditional forecasting model…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 03-35 // 2003

    Will the (German) NAIRU Please Stand up?

    This paper deals with a critical assessment and a reestimation of the \non{accelerating in ation rate of unemployment" (NAIRU) for Germany. There are quite a few obstacles to perceiving the NAIRU as an…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 03-34 // 2003

    Education and Unemployment: A French-German Comparison

    This paper analyses the link between educational attainment and unemployment risk in a French-German comparison, based on a discrete time competing risks hazard rate model applied to comparable microdata sets. …

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 03-33 // 2003

    Reforming Social Welfare as We Know It? A Microsimulation Study for Germany

    Social assistance and unemployment assistance, which provide means tested income support (social welfare) without pre-specified time limits, are viewed as one important reason for the persistently high level of…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 03-32 // 2003

    Family Tax Splitting: A Microsimulation of its Potential Labour Supply and Intra-household Welfare Effects in Germany

    This paper assesses the effects that an introduction of the French family splitting mechanism would have on German families’ labour supply and intra-household consumption behaviour. We use simulated real world…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 03-31 // 2003

    Welfare Analysis of Fiscal Reforms: Does the Representation of the Family Decision Process Matter? Evidence for Germany

    This paper compares predictions obtained for the analysis of tax reforms with collective and unitary models of household labour supply and consumption behaviour. We simulate real world microdata by means of a…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 03-30 // 2003

    Steueroptimale Rechtsformwahl: Personengesellschaften besser als Kapitalgesellschaften

    Die gewählte Rechtsform eines Unternehmens bestimmt auch nach (und gerade trotz) der Steuerreformen der letzten Jahre in erheblichem Ausmaß die Steuerbelastung deutscher Unternehmen. Daher hat sich auch die…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 03-29 // 2003

    Education and Wage Inequality in Germany – A Review of the Empirical Literature

    This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on the link between education and wage inequality in Germany. The wage inequality is characterized by its stability, although a more detailed analysis reveals…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 03-28 // 2003

    Revisiting the Impact of Union Structures on Wages Integrating Different Dimensions of Centralisation

    In a framework of a unionised oligopoly, this paper reconsiders the impact of the bargaining structure on union wages. In particular, two dimensions along which centralisation may occur, namely the…

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