At the Lissabonner EU Summit the Council of Ministers decided that the research policies of EU member countries would undergo a systematic comparison. One element of this comparison forms a benchmarking process…
Technical progress is the most important engine of economic development in developed European national economies. No other factor contributes more to the generation of prosperity. However, technical progress is…
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) is undertaking a study for the Statistical Office Germany in order to discern the possibilities of applying hedonic techniques to quantify quality changes in…
Using data from the Mannheim Innovationpanel (MIP) the innovation behaviour of German car manufacturing firms is analysed. 4 topics are tackled: R&D activities of German car manufacturing firms, innovation…
Using Data from the Mannheim Innovation Panels (MIP) the innovation activities of firms in the German federal state Lower Saxony are analysed. 4 topics are tackled: R&D activities of firms in Lower Saxony,…
The project evaluates what the internet has on offer when it comes to the transfer of technology and competencies. To achieve this, existing sites are assessed on the basis of various criteria with the help of a…
Recently, the ZEW was asked several times to provide indicators for start-up activities in Germany and Austria. The ZEW had to aggregate the data according to time-periods, regions, and sectors in order to respond…