Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2015

    Infrastructure and Entrepreneurship

    This paper is one of the first studies to examine the link between infrastructure and entrepreneurship. Because infrastructure can enhance connectivity and linkages that facilitate the recognition of…

  2. ZEW Documentation No. 15-02 // 2015

    Dokumentation zur Innovationserhebung 2014 - Innovationen mit Bezug zur Energiewende, Finanzierung von Innovationen

    Dieser Bericht präsentiert Ergebnisse zu zwei Schwerpunktfragen der Innovationserhebung 2014 im Rahmen des Mannheimer Innovationspanels (MIP). Eine Schwerpunktfrage widmete sich Innovationen im Zusammenhang mit…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-007 // 2015

    Individual Versus Institutional Ownership of University-Discovered Inventions

    We examine how the ownership of intellectual property rights influences patenting of university-discovered inventions. In 2002, Germany transferred patent rights from faculty members to their universities. To…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-006 // 2015

    China's R&D Explosion – Analyzing Productivity Effects Across Ownership Types and Over Time

    In the past years Chinese firms increased their spending on R&D substantially and worked on achieving a higher quality level of R&D. We analyze whether different R&D activities show a positive influence on total…

  5. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2015

    2014

    The ZEW Innovation Survey

  6. Refereed Journal // 2015

    Access to research inputs: open science versus the entrepreneurial university

    The viability of modern open science norms and practices depends on public disclosure of new knowledge, methods, and materials. However, increasing industry funding of research can restrict the…