This project aims at analysing the research and innovation performance of Switzerland compared to other regions of similar size and economic structure. The project focuses on the following foour indicator areas:
The evaluation will analyse how ERDF support is invested with the aim to support SME development and innovation. The actual investments will be compared with available evidence on successful policies. Going…
The effects of the activities of the publicly financed scientific sector are complex. On the one hand there are immediately effective demand effects, which arise out of the direct demand by scientific institutions…
The recording of technological capabilities through a comprehensive system of indicators is a central part of the annual report on the conditions of research, technology and innovation in Germany of the German…
The aim of this study is to update a report on key innovation indicators for the chemical industry for the year 2014. In a concise way, the study offers an overview on the state and recent developments in research…
Policies that promote start-ups are increasingly taken up by governments as measures to fight unemployment and to overcome crises. However, it remains uncertain whether short-term policies like that also…
The objective of this project is to quantify the credit restrictions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) financed by banks that were heavily affected by the 2009 financial crisis.
The project analyzes the economic importance of family enterprises in Germany and updates the results of the correspondent research project of the years 2009 and 2011. It uses the Mannheim Enterprise Panel (MUP)…
The Austrian Report on Research and Technology summarises state and development of research and technology in Austria and presents government activities to promote scientific research and innovation in Austria. As…