Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2024

    R&D policy instrument mix sequencing: Evaluating the impact of receiving R&D grants and R&D tax credits over time on firm-level R&D

    The R&D policy instrument mix concept has become increasingly important for understanding how public R&D support drives firm-level R&D. To-date, empirical studies have conceptualised the R&D policy instrument…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2024

    XAI in geographic analysis of innovation: Evaluating proximity factors in the innovation networks of Chinese technology companies through web-based data

    This research explores the nonlinear interactions among multidimensional proximities, including geographical, cognitive, organizational, institutional, social, and technological aspects, and their impact on…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2024

    Public R&D Investment in Economic Crises

    We study the cyclicality of public R&D in 29 OECD countries over the period 1995 to 2019. Public R&D is procyclical on average, and mostly driven by adjustments in
    public R&D aimed at the government and higher…

  4. ZEW Monthly // 2024

    07/2024 – Industrial Dynamics

    The interplay between business start-ups and closures is a key driver of economic transformation. In the face of geopolitical uncertainties and challenges like digitalisation and sustainability goals, examining…

  5. ZEW policy brief No. 24-11 // 2024

    Wirksame Förderung von Spitzenforschung braucht eine kritische Masse

    Durch eine abnehmende Bedeutung im internationalen Technologie- und Wissenschaftswettbewerb ist das langfristige wirtschaftliche Wachstum von Deutschland bedroht. Die deutsche Exzellenzförderung von…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-049 // 2024

    Product Differentiation and Quality in Production Function Estimation

    Production functions provide a mapping from the firms’ input quantity and productivity to output quantity. This mapping only generates unbiased estimates if input and output quality variation within and between…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-047 // 2024

    Who Is in the Driver’s Seat? Markups, Markdowns, and Profit Sharing in the Car Industry

    I develop a general framework for markup and markdown estimation that allows for profit sharing along value chains without making assumptions on conduct between vertically related firms. I derive the conditions…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-046 // 2024

    Mass Customization With Additive Manufacturing: Blessing or Curse for Society

    Additive Manufacturing (AM) enables mass customization and has thereby the potential to revolutionize traditional manufacturing. In this paper, we examine how the adoption of AM affects competition and welfare…