The climate impact of digital technologies remains insufficiently measured. Using global input-output data, we calculate the embodied –i.e., supply chain-related– greenhouse gas emissions of digital industries…
Deutschland und andere EU-Staaten machen derzeit Schulden in Rekordhöhe – doch wie viel davon kommt tatsächlich den nachfolgenden Generationen zugute? Dieser Frage geht die neue „Zukunftsquote“ des ZEW Mannheim…
We use microlevel data on fuel consumption, mileage, and travel mode to study how plug-in hybrid drivers respond to fuel prices. When fuel prices rise, plug-in hybrids reduce fuel consumption more than gasoline…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is diffusing rapidly in the workplace, yet aggregate productivity gains remain limited. This paper examines the dual diffusion of AI – through both formal, employer-led and informal,…
Warum werden Überschriften immer zugespitzter – und was macht das mit den Nutzern/-innen? Im ZEW-Podcast spricht Host Katrin Müller mit den Ökonominnen Dr. Raphaela Andres (ZEW) und Lara Marie Berger…
We find a substantial and long-lasting positive effect of the introduction of regional minimum wages on training incidence and intensity. We apply a stacked difference-in-differences estimation to identify the…
This study examines the evolving landscape of anti-tax avoidance measures in the European Union (EU), focusing on the interplay between the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD), the EU Blacklist Code of Conduct…
We study how mandatory climate-related disclosure affects bank lending using the phased introduction of the EU Taxonomy Regulation. Exploiting the staggered development and implementation of the regulation, we…
We study the implications of services trade for firm innovation. Using a quasiexperimental shift-share design, we find that access to foreign knowledge-related services improves the innovativeness of domestic…
