Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-030 // 2009

    Founder's Human Capital, Entry Strategies and Start-Up Size

    This paper analyzes empirically the determinants of new born firms’ initial size. As survival prospects of young firms tend to be linked to a firm’s start-up size, a better understanding of the factors…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-028 // 2009

    The Nexus Between Science and Industry: Evidence From Faculty Inventions

    It is largely documented that public science has a positive impact on industrial innovation. Previous studies, for instance, provide evidence for enhanced corporate patenting and improved new product and…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-029 // 2009

    Why Challenge the Ivory Tower? New Evidence on the Basicness of Academic Patents

    Historically universities used to generate knowledge that was made available to the public at no further cost, as the research was financed by the government, and thus by a country’s tax paying inhabitants. The…

  4. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2009

    Nr. 2 (Juni) - 2009

    • Ende der Abwärtsdynamik in Sicht?
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Maiumfrage 2009
    • Wirtschaftskrise erreicht IKT- und wissensintensive Dienstleister
    • Branchenheterogenität und…
  5. M&A Report // 2009

    May 2009

    • The State as Saviour in a Time of Crisis
    • Alternatives to Cartel Agreements in the Construction Sector
    • Slight Increase in Transaction Values
    • New Mega-Deal in the Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Sector
    • Significant…
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 09-022 // 2009

    Is There a Trade-Off Between Academic Research and Faculty Entrepreneurship? Evidence from U.S. NIH Supported Biomedical Researchers

    This paper contributes to the debate whether academic scientists benefit from industry experience with respect to their academic research productivity as measured by publication outcome. One strand of the…

  7. ZEWnews English edition // 2009

    No. 2 - 2009