Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-53 // 1999

    Export and Innovation Activities in the German Service Sector: Empirical Evidence at the Firm Level

    In this paper we analyse the relationship between export and innovation activities of German service sector companies using data from the 1997 wave of the Mannheim Innovation Panel in the Service Sector. There…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-22 // 1999

    Determinanten regionaler Unterschiede in der Gründungshäufigkeit wissensintensiver Dienstleister

    The paper deals with the question which determinants can explain regional differences in the number of start-ups in Austrian and Western German districts when observing the business related service sector. We…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-46 // 1999

    Uncertainty of Outcome Versus Reputation: Empirical Evidence for the First German Football Division

    During the next few years, the German football industry will changedramatically. New distribution channels and initial public offerings willlead to large inflows of capital and hence funds for investment.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-09 // 1999

    Wachstumsdeterminanten junger Unternehmen in den alten und neuen Bundesländern: Ein Vergleich zwischen innovativen und nicht-innovativen Unternehmen

    The paper deals with growth determinants of innovative and non-innovative start-ups in Eastern and Western Germany. Based on theoretical approaches explaining the growth of firms, hypotheses on potential…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 99-05 // 1999

    Growth Determinants of Start-Ups in Eastern Germany: A Comparision Between Innovative and Non-Innovative Firma

    This empirical analysis deals with the determinants of growth and the explanation of variations in the growth between innovative and non-innovative start-ups. Based on theoretical models explaining the growth of…