Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-034 // 2011

    The Effects of the Block Exemption Regulation Reform on the Swiss Car Market

    In 2002, the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) introduced a Notice on the Competitive Treatment of Vertical Restraints in Automobile Trade (‘Car Notice’). The objective of the Car Notice has been to…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-030 // 2011

    Entrepreneurs from Low-Skilled Immigrant Groups in Knowledge-intensive Industries – Company Characteristics, Survival and Innovative Performance

    Technology entrepreneurship is an important facilitator for the introduction of new products and for the diffusion of innovations throughout the economy. It is therefore an important contributor to long-term…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2011

    Technologieakquisition und Marktstellung

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-026 // 2011

    Managerial Ownership, Entrenchment and Innovation

    Economic theory suggests that managers’ investment behavior differs from that of owners. On the one hand, managers might under-invest into R&D compared to owners for reasons of risk. R&D projects are typically…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-021 // 2011

    The Market Value of Blocking Patent Citations

    Patent-based measures are the most frequently used indicators in empirical research on innovation and technological change. In particular, patent forward citations have become an established measure for the…