Projects of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.01. – 31.12.2018

    Structural Reform in Germany, 2013-2017

    This study aims to identify structural reforms in Germany in the period 2013 to 2017, including their origins, intended impact, and actual impact to date, as well as remaining reform needs. Structural reforms…

  2. Project // 01.01. – 30.09.2018

    Austrian Research and Technology Report 2018

    The Austrian Report on Research and Technology summarises state and development of research and technology in Austria and presents government activities to promote scientific…

  3. Project // 01.12.2017 – 31.01.2019

    Strategic Orientation of Academic and Industrial Research in Baden-Wuerttemberg

    The study analyses and evaluates the performance of academic and industrial research in Baden-Wuerttemberg from a strategic perspective. The results of the analyses are used to review the thematic and programmatic…

  4. Project // 01.12.2017 – 31.05.2020

    Investments in New Forms of Knowledge-Based Capital (INFOWIK)

    The INFOWIK project aimed to improve the measurement of investments in knowledge-based capital and thus to improve the innovation indicators for this important aspect of the innovation capacity of firms and…

  5. Project // 17.11.2017 – 16.11.2019

    Knowledge Spillovers from Product and Process Inventions in Patents and their Impact on Firm Performance

    The main purpose of the project is to categorize patents according to whether they reflect product vs. process inventions. The project involves a large-scale categorization of ‘technological fields’ and the…

  6. Project // 30.10.2017 – 30.06.2018

    Saxon Technology Report 2018

    VDI Technology Centre Düsseldorf and ZEW compose the Saxon Technology Report 2018. VDI Technology Centre is leader of the project. Tasks of ZEW are to investigate and to assess indicators on- Innovation…

  7. Project // 01.10.2017 – 30.09.2020

    Text Data Based Output Indicators as Base of a New Innovation Metric

    In the joint project, new output indicators on innovation activities were developed. Computer linguistic methods were used, which were applied to large amounts of text data. The development of the methods and the…

  8. Project // 15.09.2017 – 30.04.2019

    Empirical Estimation of Electricity Demand Elasticities for Different Customer Groups in Switzerland and Implications for Energy Policies

    The research project investigates price elasticities of electricity demand in Switzerland. Hourly demand elasticities are derived for Switzerland using consumption data on canton level. Special focus is put on the…

  9. Project // 15.09. – 30.11.2017

    Relevance of R&D Tax Incentives for Midrange Companies

    To strengthen an economy’s competitiveness, many industrial countries support their firms’ R&D activities. The types of support are either a project-based direct subsidization or an R&D tax incentive scheme. While…