Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Hiring Opportunities for New Firms and the Business Cycle

    Whether firms founded during or outside economic crises have greater growth potential is an important question for both prospective entrepreneurs and policy makers. Existing research offers conflicting answers,…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2024

    How unemployment benefit duration shapes startup motivation and growth

    Business creation is economically important, and unemployment precedes the creation of a substantial share of new firms. Yet, most research has focused on analyzing the effects of unemployment insurance policies…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-068 // 2024

    Industry-Science-Interaction in Innovation: The Role of Transfer Channels and Policy Support

    We investigate the effects of different channels of industry-science collaboration on new product sales at the firm-level and whether government subsidies for collaboration make a difference. We distinguish four…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-063 // 2024

    Climate Action Response Plans in Firms: Understanding the Characteristics of Firms Planning for a More Sustainable Future

    Firm-level Climate Action Response Plans (CARPs) are strategic plans comprising firms’ climate change mitigation and adaptation commitments. Given the importance of CARPs for meeting climate change targets,…

  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2024

    Unternehmen als Gestalter der Transformation