Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-057 // 2014

    Registered Cartels in Austria – Coding Protocol

    In the period following WW II. until the country accessed the European Union, cartels were legalized in Austria, upon registration with the Austrian Cartel Court. We obtained access to the registration data, and…

  2. Expertises // 2014

    Firm Growth, Innovation and the Business Cycle. Background Report for the 2014 Competitiveness Report

    European policy regards innovation as an engine for growth. Measures to encourage the development and diffusion of new technologies are seen as a suitable instrument to promote employment in Europe. This…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-049 // 2014

    Intangible Assets and Investments at the Sector Level – Empirical Evidence for Germany

    This paper investigates the role intangible capital plays for economic growth in different sectors in Germany. It consists of two major parts. In the first part, we aim at measuring investment in intangibles at…