1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-074 // 2016

    The Workforce Composition of Young Firms and Product Innovation - Complementarities in the Skills of Founders and Their Early Employees

    We investigate the extent to which complementarities between technical and business skills of founders and employees matter for the generation of market novelties by new ventures. Using data about German…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-073 // 2016

    Spillover from the Haven: Cross-Border Externalities of Patent Box Regimes Within Multinational Firms

    This paper analyzes externalities of patent box regimes in Europe. Tax reductions in foreign affiliates of a firm that also provide a profit shifting opportunity reduce the user cost of capital and thereby…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2016

    Promoting Openness and Capitalizing on Europe’s Creative Potential – Literature Review and Data Collection

    One aim of the Innovation Union is to promote Openness and Europe’s Creative Potential. In order to achieve this goal 5 different commitments have been implemented within the Innovation Union: - C19:…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2016

    Creating a Single Innovation Market – Literature Review and Data Collection

    One aim of the Innovation Union is to create a Single Innovation Market. In order to achieve this goal, 5 different commitments have been implemented within the Innovation Union: - C14:…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2016

    Spillover from the Haven: Cross-border Externalities of Patent Box Regimes Within Multinational Firms

    Abstract This paper analyzes externalities of patent box regimes in Europe. Tax reductions in foreign affiliates of a firm that also provide a profit shifting opportunity reduce the user cost of capital and…

  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2016

    Fiscal Competition and Public Debt

    The implications of high indebtedness for strategic tax setting in internationally integrated capital markets have found little attention so far. We analyze when and how changes in initial debt levels affect the…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-072 // 2016

    The EU 2020 Innovation Indicator: A Step Forward in Measuring Innovation Outputs and Outcomes?

    In October 2013, the European Commission presented a new indicator intended to capture innovation outputs and outcomes and thereby “support policy-makers in establishing new or reinforced actions to remove…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-071 // 2016

    Which Incentives to Increase Survey Response of Secondary School Pupils?

    Increasing participation rates in pupil surveys has become an important challenge for empirical educational research. In this paper we investigate whether combining a monetary incentive with a personalised…