ZEW Discussion Papers

Overview

Researchers at the ZEW participate in scientific debates by publishing their papers. The papers are predominantly in English (marked). For the German papers an English abstract is available. The contributions are intended for a final publication in special interest titles. The discussion papers can be downloaded as PDF or PostScript files starting from 1.1.1998. They aimed at national and international target groups.

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-001 // 2006

    Lost in Translation - Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as Barriers to Knowledge Spillovers

    Entering host country networks of knowledge flows (new competencies, innovative technologies, and lead-market knowledge) is a major rationale of multinational firms for investing abroad. Foreign firms find it…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-009 // 2006

    Global Sensing and Sensibility - A Multi-Stage Matching Assessment of Competitive Advantage from Foreign Sources of Innovation

    We focus on one of the core competitive capabilities of modern firms: the ability to deliver successful innovations in a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-010 // 2006

    Aus der Not geboren? – Besondere Merkmale und Determinanten von Gründungen aus der Arbeitslosigkeit

    In dieser Studie werden Gründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit der Jahre 2003 und 2004 inklusive der seit Anfang 2003 geförderten Ich-AGs auf repräsentativer empirischer Basis analysiert. Es zeigt sich, dass Gründungen…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-014 // 2006

    The Importance of Equity Finance for R&D Activity – Are There Differences Between Young and Old Companies?

    This paper analyzes the importance of equity finance for the R&D activity of small and medium-sized enterprises. We use information on almost 6000 German SMEs from a company survey. Using the intensity of…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-023 // 2006

    Do Spillovers Stimulate Incremental or Drastic Product Innovations? - Hypotheses and Evidence from German Establishment Data

    We estimate the determinants of various types of product innovation. Knowledge spillovers from rivals have a positive impact on incremental innovations. This impact is largely independent of the participation in…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-028 // 2006

    The Export-Growth Relationship: Estimating a Dose-Response Function

    The relationship between individual firms’ export behaviour and firm performance has been studied extensively in the economic literature. However, most studies from the field of economics only distinguish…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-033 // 2006

    R&D and Firm Performance in a Transition Economy

    We estimate the effects of R&D on firms' credit ratings and on financial distress. The main purpose is the comparison of firms in Western Germany and Eastern Germany as a transitional economy. Innovative…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-037 // 2006

    Detecting Behavioural Additionality - An Empirical Study on the Impact of Public R&D Funding on Firms’ Cooperative Behaviour in Germany

    Subsidising research networks has become a popular instrument in technology policies, driven mainly by expected positive spillovers. In particular, the stimulation of R&D co-operation between scientific…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-090 // 2006

    Nachgelagerte Besteuerung privater Altersvorsorgeaufwendungen - Auswirkungen auf die Alterseinkommen ausgewählter Haushaltstypen

    Gegenstand ist die Untersuchung der Auswirkungen der privaten, staatlich geförderten Altersvorsorge (Riester-Rente) auf die Alterseinkommen und die Konsummöglichkeiten im Alter nach Wohnkosten. Zu diesem Zweck…

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