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. 02-64 // 2002

    Almost Consistent Estimation of Panel Probit Models with ‘Small’ Fixed Effects

    We propose four different GMM estimators that allow almost consistent estimation of the structural parameters of panel probit models with fixed effects for the case of small T and large N. The moments used are…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-63 // 2002

    The Empirical Assessment of Technology Differences: Comparing the Comparable

    This paper compares technologies across space and time on the basis of factual and counterfactual substitution elasticities and argues that differences in estimated substitution elasticities should be decomposed…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-62 // 2002

    Assessing Voluntary Commitments: Monitoring is Not Enough!

    This paper deals with a special type of voluntary approach to protect the environment, for example, that we would like to term voluntary commitment. Its major characteristic is that it represents a unilateral…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-61 // 2002

    The Effects of Quotas on Vertical Intra-Industry Trade

    A quota on foreign competition will generally lead to quality-upgrading (downgrading) of the low-quality (high-quality) firm, an increase in average quality, a reduction of quality differentiation, and a…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-60 // 2002

    The Rationale for Wage Rigidity: Survey Evidence from German and US Firms

    The study provides evidence for the rationale of wage rigidity in Germany compared to the United States. Based on a survey of 801 firms, we extend the study of Campbell and Kanlani (1997, this journal) by…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-59 // 2002

    Backwardation and Normal Backwardation in Energy Futures Markets.

    We show that, since the inception of energy futures markets, prices have on average exhibited backwardation. Normal backwardation has also been the norm, but, because of the low power of the standard tests, most…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-58 // 2002

    Zur Rolle von Beteiligungskapitalgebern in ihren Portfoliounternehmen: Eine ökonometrische Analyse

    The paper deals with the empirical investigation of the question, which type of venture capital companies (VCC) determine positively the growth and survival of young venture-backed firms. The definition of…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-57 // 2002

    The Prospects of Capital Markets in Central and Eastern Europe

    The picture of the securities exchanges and financial sectors in CEE countries is still relatively unfavorable. The CEE securities exchanges – with the only exception of the Warsaw Stock Exchange – are, in…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 02-56 // 2002

    Forecasting Economic Activity in Germany - How Useful are Sentiment Indicators?

    We analyze four economic sentiment indicators for the German economy regarding their ability to forecast economic activity. Using cross correlations and Granger causality tests we find that the ifo business…

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