Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. M&A Report // 2006

    October 2006

    • Are German companies in clearence sale?
    • M&A activity in telecommunications sector on the rise
    • M&A consultancy sector faces a record year
    • New M&A wave in the European energy sector?
    • Private equity firms increasingly…
  2. Monograph // 2006

    Beyond the Ivory Tower

    This book analyses the impact of patent rights regimes in universities. In particular, it investigates whether patent rights in research results provide incentives to patent and commercially exploit research…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-069 // 2006

    The Role of Technology in M&As: A Firm Level Comparison of Cross-Border and Domestic Deals

    Technological change is often hypothesized as one of the main drivers of merger activities. This paper analyzes the role of technology in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) at the firm level. Based on a newly…

  4. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2006

    Oktober 2006

    • Erwartungen signalisieren Abkühlung
    • EZB: Zinserhöhungserwartungen gehen zurück
    • USA: Rückgang der Inflationserwartungen
    • Japan: Deflation noch nicht überwunden
    • Großbritannien: Restriktivere Geldpolitik erwartet
    • Sonderf…