1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-066 // 2017

    On the Interdependency of Profit Shifting Channels and the Effectiveness of Anti-Avoidance Legislation

    The issue of base erosion and profit shifting has been on the international policy agenda for several years now. The aim of this paper is to examine how firms adjust their profit shifting mechanisms in a…

  2. China Economic Panel (CEP) // 2017

    Dezember 2017

    • Konjunkturerwartungen für China sinken zum Jahresende weiter
    • An der Dezember-Umfrage des China Economic Panel vom 4.-13.12.2017 beteiligten sich 28 Analysten
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-065 // 2017

    Natural Disasters and Governmental Aid: Is there a Charity Hazard?

    In the aftermath of natural disasters, governments frequently provide financial aid for affected households. This policy can have adverse effects if individuals anticipate it and forgo private precaution…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-064 // 2017

    External Financing Constraints and Firm’s Innovative Activities During the Financial Crisis

    We investigate the effect of individual banks’ liquidity shocks during the recent financial crisis of 2008/2009 on the innovation activities of their business customers. Individual banks’ liquidity shocks are…

  5. Deutscher Immobilien-Finanzierungsindex(DIFI)-Report // 2017

    Quartal 4 - 2017

    • Stabiles Geschäftsumfeld zum Jahresende
    • Gute Finanzierungslage bei verbesserten Aussichten für 2018
    • Robustes Umfeld für Logistik-, Wohn- und Büroimmobilienfinanzierungen
    • Refinanzierungsmärkte nahezu unverändert
    • Son…
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 17-063 // 2017

    Analysing and Predicting Micro-Location Patterns of Software Firms

    While the effects of non-geographic aggregation on inference are well studied in economics, research on geographic aggregation is rather scarce. This knowledge gap together with the use of aggregated spatial…