Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. M&A Report // 2022

    December 2022

    • ZEW M&A Index at All-Time Low
    • Crisis in M&A Deals: Unclear Picture
    • Which German Target Companies Do Chinese Firms Buy?
    • High-Tech Sector to Tighten Its Belt
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-057 // 2022

    Mapping Technologies to Business Models: An Application to Clean Technologies and Entrepreneurship

    Theory suggests that new market entrants play a special role for the creation of new technological pathways required for the development and diffusion of more sustainable forms of production, consumption,…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2022

    Pandemic Effects: Is the German Innovation System Suffering from Long-COVID?

    The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted firms in all economies worldwide. Their innovative behavior in the initial- and subsequent years is crucial to economic recovery. We investigate its impact on firms’…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 22-047 // 2022

    The Impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation on Innovation in Firms

    In May 2018, a new regulation by the European Commission on data protection came into force, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It requires many firms to update their data protection strategy. It may…