This project continues on the CEPAM framework, which provides the IPTS with a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that accommodates rigorous and comprehensive quantitative assessment of the economic impacts…
The Competitivess Report 2005 (CR 2005) includes a chapter developing a concept for a European Innovation Policy. The role of environmental technologies was discussed in the project as a contribution to the…
The increased use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within companies is leading to several changes within the organizational structures. Since the process of producing goods and services is often…
R&D policy in the field of energy is directly insistent upon political framework conditions of the energy policy, which itself is substantiated by its goal-setting towards sufficiently warranted supply,…
This research scheme initially analysed the long-term potential for the use of project-based mechanisms (JI & CDM) in Germany and identified project categories for JI and CDM-projects that are particularly…
The negotiations on the new financial framework for the EU 2007-2013 are burdened with large differences in national interests. On the one hand the EU entry of countries with substantial economic backwardness puts…
The EU has ambitious goals in terms of economic performance. The goals are to be reached in combination with social cohesion and sustainable development in terms of environment. The key economic policy instruments…
The present study builds on the results of an earlier 2003 project on the role of the chemical industry in driving innovation in other branches. The key aspects considered are recent developments regarding the…
The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has brought about substantial changes within enterprises and work environment. For example, results from a ZEW survey on the diffusion of ICT reveal…
The aim of the project is to extend previous research on the effects of ICT use on firm performance by various aspects, and to gain additional insights into the effects particularly of recent ICT applications. The…
Understanding the differences between men and women in the labor market is a continuous topic in economics and other social sciences. Until recently, the role of organizations - as an important source of gender…