Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-118 // 2014

    Which Firms Use Trademarks – and Why? Representative Firm-Level Evidence from Germany

    Trademarking firms are more productive, generate higher profits, and have a better survival rate. Trademarking firms are in one word more successful, which might motivate non-trademarking firms to adopt a…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-116 // 2014

    Entry and Shakeout in Dynamic Oligopoly

    In many industries, the number of firms evolves non-monotonically over time. A phase of rapid entry is followed by an industry shakeout: a large number of firms exit within a short period. We present a simple…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-115 // 2014

    Does the Mobility of R&D Labor Increase Innovation?

    We investigate the effect of mobility of R&D workers on the total patenting activity of their employers. Our study documents how mobile workers affect the patenting activity of the firm they join and the firm…

  4. ZEWnews English edition // 2014

    11/12 - 2014

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-108 // 2014

    R&D Partnerships and Innovation Performance: Can There be too Much of a Good Thing?

    R&D collaboration facilitates pooling of complementary skills, learning from the partner as well as sharing risks and costs. Research therefore repeatedly stressed the positive relationship between collaborative…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-107 // 2014

    Direct and Cross-Scheme Effects in a Research and Development Subsidy Program

    This study investigates the effects of an R&D subsidy scheme on participating firms’ net R&D investment. Making use of a specific policy design in Belgium that explicitly distinguishes between research and…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-106 // 2014

    Radical or Incremental: Where Does R&D Policy Hit?

    This study investigates the efficacy of public R&D support. Compared to most existing studies, we do not stop at substitution effects or general innovation outcome measures, but we are interested in knowing…