Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-061 // 2009

    Searching for Innovation in Market and Transition Economies: Evidence Across Europe

    The extant innovation literature has recognized for a long time that a firm's innovation performance does not only depend on internal research and development (R&D) activities but instead on a skilled bundling…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-060 // 2009

    Skill Composition and Regional Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Study Between Germany and Portugal

    The availability of skilled labor has frequently been characterized as a key determinant of entrepreneurial activity in a region. Little is known, however, whether the composition of the regional skill base will…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-053 // 2009

    The KfW/ZEW Start-up Panel: Design and Research Potential

    Existing data sets on firm formations in Germany suffer from various shortcomings that prohibit sound analyses of new firms’ development over time. Therefore, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), KfW…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-050 // 2009

    Employment Growth in Newly Established Firms – Is There Evidence for Academic Entrepreneur's Human Capital Depreciation?

    This paper contributes to the literature of academic entrepreneurship by investigating the effect of a possible depreciation of academic knowledge after leaving the university. The possibility of a person's…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-049 // 2009

    Industrial Research versus Development Investment: The Implications of Financial Constraints

    Industrial research and development (R&D) activities constitute an important driver of economic competitiveness. The impact of R&D on productivity at the firm level stems from the implementation of newly…