Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-094 // 2008

    Firm Closure, Financial Losses and the Consequences for an Entrepreneurial Restart

    Individuals who want to become entrepreneurs need to spend time on an important aspect: risk. They risk not only their financial well-being, their career, their family relations, but also their physical…

  2. ZEW-Gründungsreport // 2008

    Jahrgang 8, Nr. 2, Nov. 2008

    • Talfahrt setzt sich fort
    • Das neue KfW/ZEW-Gründungspanel - Ergebnisse der ersten Befragungswelle
  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-092 // 2008

    Innovation Success of Non-R&D-Performers - Substituting Technology by Management in SMEs

    This paper investigates the role of research and development (R&D) and innovation management for innovation success in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-085 // 2008

    Exports and Profitability - First Evidence for German Manufacturing Firms

    Using unique recently released nationally representative high-quality longitudinal data at the enterprise level for Germany, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between…