Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

• Coronavirus Pandemic Poses Threat to Existence of Many Businesses
• Lack of Qualified Personnel Becomes a Major Barrier to Innovation
• EU Acceptance Depends on Its Institutions
• Cyberattacks Threaten Company…

In this ZEW short report, the authors analyze the websites of approximately 1.1 million German companies twice a week for references of the word "Corona" and corresponding synonyms. The identified text passages…

The measures to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus have brought large parts of the global economy to a standstill. This is likely to push Germany and many other countries into a deep recession in 2020. The…

Using public procurement to promote private innovation activities has attracted increasing attention recently. Germany implemented a legal change in its procurement framework in 2009, which allowed government…