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Drivers for international innovation activities in developed and emerging countries
Schmiele, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities …’s competitive environment and the influence of innovation obstacles in the home country. In particular, the role of the potential … used to observe their impact on the decision to locate innovation activities in various countries and regions (China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008469767
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Taxing investments in the Asia-Pacific region: The importance of cross-border taxation and tax incentives
Wiedemann, Verena; Finke, Katharina - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2015
This paper investigates the taxation of investments in the Asia-Pacific region. Our analysis is based on the … burdens in Asia-Pacific ranges from 10.6% in Hong Kong to 40.4% in India for domestic investments (overall average of 23 … Asia-Pacific jurisdictions, foreign direct investments by a Singaporean or a German parent company are on average taxed at …
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Auswirkungen der Wirtschaftskrise auf die Innovationstätigkeit der Unternehmen in Deutschland
Rammer, Christian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
Die schwere Wirtschaftskrise 2008/09 hatte substanzielle Auswirkungen auf die Innovationstätigkeit der deutschen … gewordenen Personalkapazitäten wurden genutzt, um die Entwicklung neuer Technologien und Lösungen voranzutreiben und eine größere …The massive economic crisis 2008/09 had substantial impacts on the innovation activities of the German economy. The …
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Fiskalische Kosten einer steuerlichen Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung in Deutschland: Eine empirische Analyse verschiedener Gestaltungsoptionen
Elschner, Christina; Ernst, Christof; Spengel, Christoph - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
Der Beitrag berechnet die Aufkommensausfälle verschiedener Gestaltungsmodelle für eine steuerliche Forschungsförderung in Deutschland auf Basis eines Mikrosimulationsmodells. Die fiskalischen Kosten betragen zwischen 464 Mio. und 5.701 Mio. . Eine Erstattungsoption der Steuergutschrift über...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008531772
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How many factors and shocks cause financial stress?
Kappler, Marcus; Schleer, Frauke - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
The aim of this paper is to assess the dimension of factors and shocks that drive financial conditions, and in particular financial stress in the euro area. A second aim is to construct summary indices on the conditions and level of stress in financial markets with the aid of a dynamic factor...
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Scrapping subsidies during the financial crisis: Evidence from Europe
Leheyda, Nina; Verboven, Frank - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
We study the effects of the car scrapping subsidies in Europe during the financial crisis. We make use of a rich data set of all car models sold in nine European countries, observed at a monthly level during 2005-2011.We employ a difference-in-differences approach, exploiting the fact that...
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The impact of R&D subsidies during the crisis
Hud, Martin; Hussinger, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
, smaller than in other years. This temporary decrease may be caused by an altered innovation subsidy scheme in crisis years or … by a different innovation investment behavior of the subsidy recipients. We do not find support for the countercyclical … innovation subsidy scheme having caused the smaller additionality effect and conclude that it is likely to be driven by subsidy …
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Lessons of the financial crisis for the attractiveness of European financial centers
Lang, Gunnar - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
This paper analyses fundamental location factors for the financial industry by investigating the economic significance of market participants' assessments of location factors and country-specific characteristics over time. A unique data set allows studying the locational attractiveness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957648
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Bank owners or bank managers: who is keen on risk? Evidence from the financial crisis
Gropp, Reint; Köhler, Matthias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
In this paper, we analyse whether bank owners or bank managers were the driving force behind the risks incurred in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007/2008. We show that owner controlled banks had higher profits in the years before the crisis, and incurred larger losses and were more likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008518270
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15 years of pension reform in Germany: old successes and new threats
Bonin, Holger - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
The paper surveys the state of German pension system after a sequence of reforms aimed at achieving long-term sustainability. We argue that the latest reforms have moved pension provision in Germany in principle from a defined benefit to a defined contribution scheme, and that this move has...
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