The aim of this research was to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Berlin in the years 2017 to 2019 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2020 and…
Digital transformation of the economy and society is affecting and driven by firms. The project aims to contribute to a better understanding of firms’ own digital transformation and insights into how firms create…
The aim of this research was to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Saxony in the years 2017 to 2019 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2020 and…
This research project aims to address two important issues for OECD countries, namely persistently low fertility rates leading to aging societies and gender inequality in the labour market. Recent work has shown…
In the context of a growing international economic integration, taxation becomes a more and more central factor in the competition of regions and countries for international investment and skilled employees.…
The project aimed at evaluating the R&D programme "Photonics Research Germany", funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research between 2012 and 2019, in terms of results, effectiveness and efficiency.…
The study aims at improving the evidence on start-ups by researchers from public research institutions and universities in Germany in order to enable analyses on their number, success and economic relevance. The…
This research project aims to study supply-side competition in the public procurement market by assessing firms’ choices to participate in public tenders. While competition in general has been shown to have…
The neoclassical Devereux/Griffith (1999) investment model that has been applied for over twenty years at the ZEW takes into account the most important rules of the national tax laws and the international tax…
The EU integration process has a significant impact on labor markets in EU Member States as cross-border employment regulations are being liberalized and mobility among workers…
Why are some countries perpetually trapped in poverty while others develop and make the leap? An influential literature in political economics suggests that an important cause…
The cultural and creative industries have a long tradition in Baden-Württemberg and are an important pillar of the economy. To support it, the state government has agreed in its coalition agreement of 2016 to…