Projects of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 21.01. – 31.03.2011

    On the Role of High Technology, R&D intensity and low-technology industries for innovation and innovation support in Germany

    This study explores the role of high technology areas for the German innovation system and inhowfar a focus of innovation policy on these areas is advantageous. The study looks at the application of high…

  2. Project // 01.01. – 31.12.2011

    Evaluation of the Biotech R&D Support Programme of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg

    Baden-Württemberg is one of Europe’s leading locations for biotechnology with excellence especially in red biotechnology. The extraordinary economic and technical capability of Baden-Württemberg in the field of…

  3. Project // 14.12.2010 – 31.08.2011

    Evaluating existing minimum wage regulations in the roofing sector

    We evaluate the effects of the minimum wage regulations in the roofing sector on outcomes such as employment, wage structure, working conditions and competition. Against the background of theoretically…

  4. Project // 14.12.2010 – 31.08.2011

    Evaluating existing minimum wage regulations in the waste industry

    We evaluate the effects of the minimum wage regulations in the waste industry sector on outcomes such as employment, wage structure, working conditions and competition. Against the background of theoretically…

  5. Project // 01.12.2010 – 30.04.2011

    R&D, Innovation and Industry Structure: Lower Saxony in national and international comparison

    Technology and innovation policy requires up-to-date information on the performance of businesses and public institutions in the field of research and innovation for effectively designing strategies and…

  6. Project // 24.11.2010 – 30.04.2012

    SEEK-Project 2010: Patent Litigation in Europe

    Despite more than forty years of discussion among practitioners, academics and policy makers only minor steps towards a single Intellectual Property Right certificate valid in all European countries are made.…

  7. Project // 01.11. – 15.12.2010

    Report on Creative Industries in Vienna

    The report on Creative Industries in the city of Vienna is based on a comprehensive study on the situation of Creative Industries in Austria in 2010. For the Vienna report, a special evaluation of the Austrian…

  8. Project // 01.11.2010 – 31.03.2012

    SEEK-Project 2010: Climate-Related Innovations, Crowding Out, and Their Impacts on Competitiveness

    Within the last few decades, rising environmental concerns, in particular concerns on the problem of anthropogenic climate change, have forced policy makers to act in order to mitigate future damage.…

  9. Project // 01.11.2010 – 31.12.2011

    SEEK-Project 2010: How Do Banks Screen Innovative Firms?

    Transformation towards a knowledge based economy with increased corporate innovation may directly affect bank financing. This research project will examine how banks screen loan applications from start-up…