Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

In this working paper we analyse bank screening with regard to the use of hard and soft information. We are interested in differences in the effect of an external credit rating on the use of bank finance, the…

• Gründungsfinanzierung durch Banken: Der Einfluss von Ratings und Bankkonsolidierung
• Ist die Beteiligungsfinanzierung eine für junge Unternehmen attraktive Finanzierungsform?

Young Innovative Companies (YICs) recently gained attention in economic literature and in European policy. YICs are small, young and highly intensively engaged in innovation activities. Due to these…

In this article, we examine the universal service obligation for telephone directories. In most countries, this obligation consists of two parts. First, publishers must offer a comprehensive directory, including…