1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-005 // 2024

    De-routinization in the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Firm-Level Evidence

    This paper examines the extent to which aggregate-level de-routinization can be attributed to firm-level technology adoption during the most recent technological expansion. We use administrative data and a novel…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-004 // 2024

    Intergenerational Mobility of Education in Europe: Geographical Patterns, Cohort-Linked Measures, and the Innovation Nexus

    We estimate intergenerational mobility of education for people born 1940-1999 at the subnational level for 40 European countries. The result is a panel of mobility indices for 105 mesoregions (NUTS1), and 215…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-003 // 2024

    Do Judicial Assignments Matter? Evidence From Random Case Allocation

    Because judges exercise discretion in how they handle and decide cases, heterogeneity across judges can affect case outcomes and, thus, preferences among litigants for particular judges. However, selection…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-002 // 2024

    Productivity, Markups, and Reallocation: Evidence From French Manufacturing Firms From 1994 to 2016

    This paper investigates the evolution of aggregate productivity and markups among French manufacturing firms between 1994 and 2016, by focusing on the role of reallocation with respect to both aggregate…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-001 // 2024

    The Role of Friends in the Opioid Epidemic

    The role of friends in the US opioid epidemic is examined. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health), adults aged 25-34 and their high school best friends are focused on.…

  6. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    To Diversify or Not? The Link Between Global Sourcing of ICT Goods and Firm Performance

    We analyze variation in firm performance as a function of the international diversification of ICT
    imports by firms. Drawing on administrative data from 2010 and 2014 on nearly 4000 German manufacturing
    firms, we…

  7. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2024

    Januar 2024

    • Konjunkturerwartungen steigen bei erwarteten Zinssenkungen
    • Eurozone: Lage wird weiterhin düster eingeschätzt
    • USA: Wachsende Mehrheit erwartet Zinssenkung im kommenden Halbjahr
    • China: Leichte…
  8. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    Combinatorial auctions for renewable energy – potentials and challenges

    Combinatorial auctions, which allow bidders to bid not only on individual items but also on packages of items and to express complementary and substitute relationships between items, have rarely been used for…

  9. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2024

    2023

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  10. #ZEWPodcast // 2024

    Junge Unternehmen: Gründergeist in Krisenzeiten

    Um etwas über Start-ups oder Unternehmensgründungen zu erfahren, braucht die Wissenschaft Daten, die erhoben werden müssen. Dies geschieht in Form von Panels wie dem Gründungspanel, das jährlich in…