The INFOWIK project aimed to improve the measurement of investments in knowledge-based capital and thus to improve the innovation indicators for this important aspect of the innovation capacity of firms and…
The main purpose of the project is to categorize patents according to whether they reflect product vs. process inventions. The project involves a large-scale categorization of ‘technological fields’ and the…
The aim of this project was to provide a review of the literature on technological change and the future of work in the EU and its member states including an overview of potential policy options at the EU,…
VDI Technology Centre Düsseldorf and ZEW compose the Saxon Technology Report 2018. VDI Technology Centre is leader of the project. Tasks of ZEW are to investigate and to assess indicators on- Innovation…
The digitalization of the economy is considered the most important development since the industrial revolution. The economic locational factors for digital business models are thus of high relevance for policy…
In the joint project, new output indicators on innovation activities were developed. Computer linguistic methods were used, which were applied to large amounts of text data. The development of the methods and the…
The aim of this research project was the investigation of the link between an employers` use of human resource management practices and employees` perceived quality of work as well as their decision to stay with…
This projects aims at the further development of IT infrastructure at the ZEW towards internet related requirements and research projects. Tools are to be improved, which enable ZEW Researchers at low variable…
Despite the internet revolution, economic growth in many industrialized countries (measured in real gross domestic product) has been significantly lower in recent years than in previous decades. This may be due to…
To strengthen an economy’s competitiveness, many industrial countries support their firms’ R&D activities. The types of support are either a project-based direct subsidization or an R&D tax incentive scheme. While…
The research project investigates price elasticities of electricity demand in Switzerland. Hourly demand elasticities are derived for Switzerland using consumption data on canton level. Special focus is put on the…
ZEW researchers provided research support to the independent advisory board of the German stability council. They assist the council organizationally and contentwise with the preparation of its biannual…