ZEW Discussion Papers

Diese Arbeit erstellt ein umfassendes Bild der regionalen Ungleichheit in Deutschland in einer Vielzahl von Größen. Ziel ist es, eine umfassende Sichtweise auf die Komplexität räumlicher Disparitäten zu…

The European Commission recently implemented the minimum tax directive (Pillar Two) to ensure that corporate profits are at least taxed at 15%. At the same time, it proposed a legislative initiative aimed at…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is considered to be the next general-purpose technology, with the potential of performing tasks commonly requiring human capabilities. While it is commonly feared that AI replaces…

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 2018 introduced stringent transparency rules compelling firms to disclose, in accessible language, details of their data collection, processing, and use. The…

This article reviews the current debate about sick pay mandates and medical leave in the United States. The United States is one of three industrialized countries that do not guarantee access to paid sick leave…

How important is Google for scientific research? This paper exploits the exogenous shock represented by Google’s sudden withdrawal of its services from mainland China to assess the importance of access to…

Public procurement accounts for 15 to 20 percent of global GDP and is considered an effective innovation policy. However, the detrimental effects of non-innovative public procurement - public procurement tenders…

Wir zeigen, wie sich die fiskalischen Wirkungen einer Steuersatzsenkung, Abschreibungsvergünstigung und Investitionsprämie über einen Zeitraum, der durch eine Ergebniskrise geprägt ist, voneinander…

Public financial support for firm-level Research and Innovation (R&I) can generate important socio-economic returns. This is especially true if firms use this support to develop radical innovation, defined as…