Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-046 // 2007

    Personal Experience: A Most Vicious and Limited Circle!?

    The analysis in this paper gives attention to effects on firm survival which come from entrepreneurial experience. It is likely that different kinds of experience result in different firm developments and…

  2. ZEWnews English edition // 2007

    No. 3 - 2007

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-045 // 2007

    Internationalizing R&D Co-opetition: Dress for the Dance with the Devil

    Competitors can be valuable sources and partners for innovation activities. Against the background of international expansion of firms and increased international competition, the R&D collaborations with…

  4. ZEW-Gründungsreport // 2007

    Jahrgang 7, Nr. 1, Juli 2007

    • Hightech trotzt Abwärtssog
    • Akademische Spinoff-Gründungen: Enge Bindung an die Wissenschaft
  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2007

    Regional Dimensions of Liability of Foreignness: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?

    In this paper we develop optimized localization strategies for multinational firms to overcome their liability of foreignness by adding a regional dimension. We explore conceptually whether economic stress in a…

  6. Expertises // 2007

    Start-ups zwischen Forschung und Finanzierung: Hightech-Gründungen in Deutschland

    This study investigates start-up activity in Germany as a whole and for the country’s R&D-intensive sectors in particular, over the period from 1995 to 2006. To this end, a sample of young, high-tech firms was…