Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-018 // 2008

    Who Gets the Money? The Dynamics of R&D Project Subsidies in Germany

    Each year over three thousand R&D projects in more than two thousand firms received public grants from the German Federal Government. However, the number of subsidized firms does not reveal, whether it is always…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-013 // 2008

    The R&D Investment-Uncertainty Relationship: Do Competition and Firm Size Matter?

    Uncertainty is intrinsic to research and development (R&D) and has a fundamental influence on the decision to invest in such activities. Real options theoretical models with irreversible investment are a…

  3. Non-Refereed Journal // 2008

    German Financial Experts Welcome M&A from India

    Companies from emerging countries are accelerating their external growth internationally and thus appear in numerous M&A activities in Germany. These investments have been a major topic of public discussion in…