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. 04-56 // 2004

    The Link between R&D Subsidies, R&D Spending and Technological Performance

    This paper analyzes the effects of public R&D funding on R&D expenditure and patenting behavior of German firms. The main focus is the direct impact of subsidies on R&D and the indirect effect on innovation…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-55 // 2004

    Using Innovation Survey Data to Evaluate R&D Policy: The Case of Belgium

    This study focuses on the impact of R&D policies in Flanders. We conduct a treatment effects analysis at the firm level to investigate possible crowdingout effects on the input side of the innovation process.…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-54 // 2004

    Education, Gender and Earnings in France and Germany: Level and Dispersion Effects

    This paper analyses the relationship between education, gender and earnings in France and Germany. The model chosen here enables to estimate the impact of education not only on the expected earnings level but…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-53 // 2004

    Semiparametric Estimation of Consumption Based Equivalence Scales – The Case of Germany

    Consumption based equivalence scales are estimated by applying the extended partially linear model (EPLM) to the 1998 German Income and Consumption Survey (EVS). In this model the equivalence scales are…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-52 // 2004

    The Effect of ILO Minimum Age Conventions on Child Labour and School Attendance

    Child labour has always been one of the core concerns of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). In this paper, we investigate whether ILO conventions have contributed to reducing the scale of the problem.…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-51 // 2004

    The Power Law and Dividend Yields

    Recent research suggests that the power law is one of the most universal laws in nature and it also seems to work quite fine in economics and finance. In this paper we show that the power law explains extremely…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-50 // 2004

    The Impact of Equity-preferences on the Stability of Heterogeneous International Agreements

    This paper studies the impact of equity considerations on the stability of international agreements between heterogeneous countries. We show that allowing countries to finance abatement projects in developing…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-49 // 2004

    Children in Need of Medical Innovation

    As the innovation process of pharmaceuticals is a long, risky and very costly business, economists typically emphasise lack of profit incentives and small market size as the most important obstacles to…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 04-48 // 2004

    Efficiency Gains from from What -Flexibility in Climate Policy - An Integrated CGE Assessment

    We investigate the importance of “what”-flexibility on top of “where”- and “when”-flexibility for alternative emission control schemes that prescribe long-term temperature targets and eventually impose…

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