Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-045 // 2006

    Hidden Champions ? How Young and Small Technology-Oriented Firms Can Attain High Export-Sales Ratios

    Determinants of a firm's export-sales ratio (degree of internationalisation) are frequently discussed in the literature related to individual firms' export activities. Stylised facts show a positive relationship…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-038 // 2006

    Afterlife – Who Takes Heart for Restart?

    The performance of young and newly founded firms depends largely to the human capital of the firm owner. The entrepreneur is therefore one of the main success factors for the firm. Yet entrepreneurs differ…