Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

This paper examines the input and output additionality of public R&D subsidies in Western and Eastern Germany. We estimate the impact of public R&D grants on firms' R&D and innovation input. Based on the results…

• Spitzentechnik stagniert weiter
• Biotechnologie im Ruhrgebiet

The ZEW Innovation Survey

• Since 1993, ZEW has been collecting data on the innovation behaviour in the German economy on an annual basis.
• The Innovation Survey is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of…

• International Tax Competition Reduces Company Tax Burden
• One Year of the German Freeway Toll for Trucks – an Evaluation
• Exploiting SME Innovation Potentials
• Putting a Price on Takeover Rumours
• From Oil Price…

This research investigates the hypothesis that publicly funded scientific research complements private R&D investment in the pharmaceutical industry. New microlevel data on public research investment by the…