Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

The success of transitioning energy consumption towards renewables highly depends on the willingness and ability of firms to adopt energy technologies that use renewable sources. Existing studies focus on the…

• The Future of Work – Digitalisation Creates Jobs but Needs Targeted Funding
• Introducing a EU Finance Minister – A New Office Bringing Little Added Value to Europe
• Higher Food Prices Leading Households to Reduce…

• Number of Mergers and Acquisitions Involving German Firms Continues to Fall
• Sluggish M&A Activity to Foster Fragmentation in the EU Banking Sector
• China Increasingly Investing in German Firms
• Tax Avoidance…

This paper addresses three simple questions: how should the contribution of HGFs to job creation be measured? how much does this contribution vary across countries? to what extent does the cross-country…

Germany, in common with other industrial nations, has in recent years witnessed a decline in productivity growth despite sustained economic growth, falling unemployment and strong technological dynamics. A…