Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-87 // 2004

    I Like The Way You Move: An Empirical Investigation into the Mechanisms Behind First Mover and Follower Strategies

    There appears to be an ambivalent dimension in innovation strategies: timing. When is an innovation ready for the market or when is the market ready for the innovation? This paper empirically investigates the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-85 // 2004

    The Link Between Firms’ Innovation Decision and the Business Cycle: An Empirical Analysis

    The sensitivity of innovation activities with respect to the business cycle is often assumed to be small. In this paper the hypothesis on cyclical dependence of innovation activities is tested for firms in the…