Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. M&A Report // 2020

    November/December 2020

    • ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index Shows First Signs of Recovery Since August 2019
    • Changes in the Pharmaceutical Industry Lead to Record Levels of M&A Activity
    • Buyers or Targets – Who Has More Pricing Power in M&A…
  2. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Web Mining for Innovation Ecosystem Mapping: A Framework and a Large-scale Pilot Study

    Existing approaches to model innovation ecosystems have been mostly restricted to qualitative and small-scale levels or, when relying on traditional innovation indicators such as patents and…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-046 // 2020

    Intangible Capital Indicators Based on Web Scraping of Social Media

    Knowledge-based capital is a key factor for productivity growth. Over the past 15 years, it has been increasingly recognised that knowledge-based capital comprises much more than technological knowledge and that…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-043 // 2020

    The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy

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

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-037 // 2020

    The Effect of Patent Litigation Insurance: Theory and Evidence from NPEs

    We analyze the extent to which private defensive litigation insurance deters patent assertion by non-practicing entities (NPEs). We study the effect that a patent-specific defensive insurance product, offered by…