Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

• Wenig dynamisches Gründungsgeschehen in Deutschland – besonders negativer Trend in innovativen Branchen

We investigate whether strengthened legal protection of trade secrets increases the likelihood of a firm being acquired. Stronger protection can make a firm more attractive for acquisition due to better…

This paper characterizes the short- and long-run Cournot equilibrium with heterogeneous firms and stochastic technological change. In our model, firms have different technologies with heterogeneous fixed and…

The ZEW Innovation Survey

• Since 1993, ZEW has been collecting data on the innovation behaviour in the German economy on an annual basis.
• The Innovation Survey is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of…

We explore the association between signaling and conducting innovation collaborations with public research organizations and firms’ revenues from firm and market novelties. Based on data from the German…

Departing from communism, East Germany witnessed history’s most extensive privatization program. While the program sparked global interest as a blueprint for economic transformation, its effectiveness remains…

This paper shows that angel investor grants encourage new investors to enter the risk finance market, where they syndicate investments with other investors. We argue that this results from the high cost of…

Jahrg. 32 ∙ Nr. 1 ∙ Januar 2025

Der Branchenreport Innovation für die Branche Bergbau und Mineralölverarbeitung stellt die Innovationsleistung der Branche im Jahr 2023 dar. Der Anteil der Unternehmen mit…

Jahrg. 31 ∙ Nr. 2 ∙ Januar 2024

Der Branchenreport Innovation für die Branche Nahrungsmittelindustrie stellt die Innovationsleistung der Branche im Jahr 2023 dar. Der Anteil der Unternehmen mit Innovationen lag…