Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

A recent survey of 54 micro-econometric studies reveals that exporting firms are more productive than non-exporters. On the other hand, previous empirical studies show that exporting does not necessarily improve…

• High dynamism in M&A activity in Asia
• BRIC countries catching up
• Significant increase in transaction values
• Pharmaceuticals: market leaders under pressure
• M&A in central and eastern Europe slowly declining
• Which…

The increasing commercialization of university discoveries has initiated a controversy on the impacts for future scientific research. It has been argued that an increasing orientation towards commercialization…

• German Firms Head Innovation in the EU
• ZEW Survey: Little Monetary Policy Scope for Deflating Asset Price Bubbles
• Russia's Role in EU Emissions Trading
• Portfolio Transactions on Europe's Real Estate Market
• Little…

This paper investigates the motive of pre-empting technology competition through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Exploiting the patent application procedure at the European Patent Office we introduce a new…

In dieser Arbeit wird untersucht, ob sich Spinoff-Gründungen und andere Gründungen in den forschungs- und wissensintensiven Wirtschaftszweigen in Österreich im Hinblick auf Performance sowie der verschiedenen…

In this paper we analyse the decision of firms in the Canadian manufacturing sector to co-operate on innovation projects. Our focus is on the motives behind this decision and the firm characteristics, both…