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. 00-28 // 2000

    Training and Individual Performance in Europe: Evidence from Microeconometric Studies

    Learning at school and university and also at the work place has become more important in the knowledge-based economy. This paper provides a critical review of recent econometric work on the determinants and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 00-26 // 2000

    Leaving Unemployment for Self-employment. A Discrete Duration Analysis of Determinants and Stability of Self-Employment among Former Unemployed

    The paper investigates the determinants and the success of self-employment among former unemployed. Self-employment has become an important re-employment opportunity during the last decade due to increasing…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 00-25 // 2000

    Research Cooperation and Research Expenditures

    This paper derives a three stage Cournot duopoly game for research collaboration, research expenditures and product market competition. The amount of knowledge firms can absorb from other firms is made…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 00-23 // 2000

    The Cost of Phasing Out Nuclear Power. A Quantitative Assessment of Alternative Scenarios for Germany

    In the debate on the phase-out of nuclear power generation in Germany, there is an intense dispute on the effective operating time for the existing nuclear power plants. This paper addresses the question of how…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 00-22 // 2000

    The ZEW/Creditreform Business Survey in the Business-related Services Sektor: Sampling Frame, Stratification, Expansion and Results

    No other area of the German economy has developed so emphatically in the past ten years as has that of business-related services. Regardless of its growing overall economic importance, official statistics fail…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 00-21 // 2000

    Corporate Finance and Restructuring: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

    After the end of communism enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) weremarked by low levels of labor productivity, mainly because of too high employment levels. According to economic theory, the…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 00-20 // 2000

    Employment Effects of Work Sharing - An Econometric Analysis for West Germany

    In this paper we estimate the employment effects of a reduction in weekly normal hours in West German manufacturing on the basis of an econometric models using industry panel data. We distinguish between…

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