Who do you trust while bubbles grow and blow? A comparative analysis of the explanatory power of accounting and patent information for the market values of German firms Discussion paper 17/2004: Fred Ramb, Markus Reitzig

On the decision to go public: Evidence from privately-held firms Discussion paper 16/2004: Ekkehart Boehmer, Alexander Ljungqvist

Welfare Implications of the Design of a Currency Union in Case of Member Countries of Different Sizes and Output Persistence Discussion paper 15/2004: Rainer Frey

Real-Time Estimation of the Output Gap in Japan and its Usefulness for Inflation Forecasting and Policymaking Discussion paper 14/2004: Koichiro Kamada

Consumption Smoothing Across States and Time: International Insurance vs. Foreign Loans Discussion paper 13/2004: George M.von Furstenberg