This project aims to better understand the key enabling technology landscape and the regional reach of the FP7 and Horizon 2020 funding with regard to nanotechnology, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and…
The aim of this research is to determine the extent and scope of innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the city of Berlin in the years 2012 to 2014 as well as the planned innovation activities…
Based on a qualitative survey the role and importance of engineers in the organisation and orientation of firms innovation activities and for the cooperation with scientific institutions were analysed. Thereby the…
The aim of this project is to extend our knowledge about the drivers and consequences of both the adoption and creation of energy-saving and more generally energy-related innovation. Based on a firm-level analysis…
The “Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau” (KfW) has been establishing a firm panel on the basis of paper-and-pencil interviews which is representative of medium-sized and large companies since 2002. Companies of all…
This project investigates the economic effects of two reforms of the insolvency law in Germany (1999 and 2012). The reforms aim to improve chances for restructuring and continuation of insolvent, though long-term…
VDI Technology Centre Düsseldorf and ZEW compose the Saxon Technology Report 2015. VDI Technology Centre is leader of the project. Tasks of ZEW are to investigate and to assess indicators on
This project conducts a number of analyses on likely impacts of survey design and respondent characteristics on the results of the Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP), the ZEW’s annual innovation survey. The project…
The increasing importance of knowledge in the economy leads to a higher demand for high qualified employees in German enterprises. The shift of the qualification structure in the labor force is ongoing. In the…