Recent studies have documented extensive heterogeneity in firm performance within countries, and innovation has been found as an important determinant. This paper addresses the issue of innovation firm…
Since the German re–unification in 1990, Eastern Germany is a transition economy. After a phase of catching up of productivity with respect to Western Germany from 1991 to 1996, the growth rates in the producing…
The stimulation of co-operations has become very popular in R&D policies in recent years. This paper describes the history of R&D funding in Germany with a focus on the development of measures encouraging…
The paper deals with the analysis of causal effects of venture capital finance for new firm?s growth. The number of venture-backed firms is based on the identification of involvements of venture capitalists in…
Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings
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2003
Venture capital as a part of regional innovation system is assumed to play an important role for the commercialisation of innovative ideas and the development of high-technology industries in a region. This…