1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 01-40 // 2001

    Das Wachstum junger Unternehmen - Eine Bestandsaufnahme 10 Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung

    Diese Studie versucht Eigenschaften zu identifizieren, die das Beschäftigungswachstum junger deutscher Unternehmen in den neunziger Jahren beeinflussen. Um für die unterschiedlichen wirtschaftlichen…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 01-39 // 2001

    Innovation Dynamics and Endogenous Market Structure

    This paper examines empirically the relationship between innovation and market structure within a simultaneous framework at the industry level of ag-gregation. We use a model in which R&D affects both, demand…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 01-38 // 2001

    Labour Reallocation During Transition: The Case of Poland

    This paper analyses the reallocation of labour during the transition period, which is argued not only to ease the transition from a planned to market orientated economy, but also to be fundamental to the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 01-35 // 2001

    Firm Leadership and Innovative Performance: Evidence from Seven EU Countries

    This paper considers the effect of different firm leaderships on the innovative performance of firms from seven EU countries. We investigate whether owner-led or manager-led firms achieve a larger share of…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 01-32 // 2001

    Productivity Effects of Organizational Change: Microeconometric Evidence

    This paper analyzes the relationship between investment in information and communication technology (ICT),non –ICT –investment,labor productivity and workplace reorganization. Firms are assumed to reorganize…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 01-27 // 2001

    Rejecting Capital-Skill Complementarity at all Costs

    Any serious empirical study of factor substitutability has to allow the data to display complementarity as well as substitutability. The standard approach reflecting this idea is a translog specification –…

  7. ZEW-Dokumentation Nr. 01-02 // 2001

    Educational Attainment: A French-German Comparison

    This documentation analyses the structure of educational attainment in France and Germany. While France and Germany share in many respects similar socio-economic structures, they sharply differ with respect to…

  8. Beiträge in Sammel- und Tagungsbänden // 2001

    Europäische Finanzverfassung