Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-014 // 2025

    Founder Personality and Scaling Decisions in Entrepreneurial Firms

    Personality drives human decision-making. Research on corporate research and development(R&D), however, typically considers strategic decision-making to be independent of the decisionmaker’s personality traits.…

  2. ZEW Monthly // 2025

    02/2025 – Innovation

    The upcoming federal election will influence the political course set for innovation in Germany. Innovation is the key to growth, competitiveness and sustainable progress. Whether artificial intelligence, green…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-010 // 2025

    Reverse Engineering and Innovation: Empirical Evidence From a High-Tech Economy

    Reverse engineering allows firms to learn about critical components and design features of competitors' technologies. Historically, reverse engineering has often been used to help technological laggards to…

  4. ZEW policy brief No. 25-02 // 2025

    Kooperationen mit der Wissenschaft fördern neuartige Innovationen deutscher Unternehmen

    Innovationen sind essenziell für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft. Kooperationen zwischen Unternehmen und wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen gewinnen dabei zunehmend an Bedeutung. Unternehmen, die…

  5. JUNGE UNTERNEHMEN // 2025

    Jahrgang 25, Nr. 12, Februar 2025

    • Wenig dynamisches Gründungsgeschehen in Deutschland – besonders negativer Trend in innovativen Branchen