1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-14 // 1999

    Workers Skill Level and Information Technology - Evidence from German Service Firms

    This paper analyses the link between human capital and information technology (IT) in the service production process. The analysis is based on 1994 cross-sectional data for 1929 German firms drawn from the first…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-13 // 1999

    C&C - Contraction and Convergence of Carbon Emissions: The Economic Implications of Permit Trading

    In the context of climate protection policy it has been suggested that global CO2 emissions should be reduced significantly (contraction) and that per capita emissions should gradually be equalized across…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-11 // 1999

    Energy Market Projections and Differentiated Carbon Abatement in the European Union

    We analyze the economic effects of the differentiated targets for carbon abatement in six European Union member states. Our recursively-dynamic model includes a detailed representation of trade and energy…

  4. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Bd. 42 // 1999

    Beschäftigungseffekte von Lohnsubventionen im Niedriglohnbereich

    Kann durch Lohnsubventionen an Arbeitgeber oder lohnbezogene Transfers an Arbeitnehmer die Beschäftigung erhöht werden? Aussagekräftige empirische Untersuchungen zur Beantwortung dieser Frage liegen für…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 99-46 // 1999

    Uncertainty of Outcome Versus Reputation: Empirical Evidence for the First German Football Division

    During the next few years, the German football industry will changedramatically. New distribution channels and initial public offerings willlead to large inflows of capital and hence funds for investment.…