1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-048 // 2024

    Constraining and Enabling Factors of a Successful Regional Policy in Europe

    Recent papers show that the impact of Cohesion Policy is not uniform in space but larger, smaller or insignificant depending on the regions. These outcomes mostly depend on the characteristics of each territory…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-047 // 2024

    Who Is in the Driver’s Seat? Markups, Markdowns, and Profit Sharing in the Car Industry

    I develop a general framework for markup and markdown estimation that allows for profit sharing along value chains without making assumptions on conduct between vertically related firms. I derive the conditions…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-046 // 2024

    Mass Customization With Additive Manufacturing: Blessing or Curse for Society

    Additive Manufacturing (AM) enables mass customization and has thereby the potential to revolutionize traditional manufacturing. In this paper, we examine how the adoption of AM affects competition and welfare…

  4. ZEW policy brief Nr. 24-10 // 2024

    Rethinking EU Cohesion Policy

    Cohesion Policy (CP) has been a central economic policy tool of the EU for several decades. In the current context of fundamental challenges facing the EU, and ahead of the next seven-year budgetary cycle,…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    The regional economics of mineral resource wealth in Africa

    We study the regional economics of mineral resource activity in Africa. Using geocoded data on mine openings and closures in Africa, we document that mining regions experience local economic booms while a mine…

  6. ZEW policy brief Nr. 24-12 // 2024

    How Much Do Financial Analysts Disagree on the Future Path of the ECB’s Interest Rate?

    On 6 June 2024, the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered the main refinancing operations (MRO) rate from 4.5% to 4.25%. This decision followed a period of elevated interest rates intended to combat high inflation…

  7. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    What drives Carbon Emissions in German Manufacturing: Scale, Technique or Composition?

    Emissions of local pollutants from industry have declined across many developed countries over the last decades. For carbon emissions such reductions have yet to materialize. Using German administrative…