Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Innovationsökonomik und Unternehmensdynamik

  1. Discussion und Working Paper // 2007

    Profiling Sustainable Innovators: Not Ready to Make Nice?

    Over the past decade, sustainable or “green” innovation has occupied a top-ranking position on the agenda of many firms. Sustainable innovation can be broadly defined as an innovation that has to consider…

  2. Beiträge in Sammel- und Tagungsbänden // 2007

    Patent Policy in Network Industries

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-032 // 2007

    Exports and Productivity Growth - First Evidence from a Continuous Treatment Approach

    A recent survey of 54 micro-econometric studies reveals that exporting firms are more productive than non-exporters. On the other hand, previous empirical studies show that exporting does not necessarily improve…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-028 // 2007

    Heterogeneity of Patenting Activity and Its Implications for Scientific Research

    The increasing commercialization of university discoveries has initiated a controversy on the impacts for future scientific research. It has been argued that an increasing orientation towards commercialization…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 07-027 // 2007

    Pre-empting Technology Competition Through Firm Acquisitions

    This paper investigates the motive of pre-empting technology competition through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Exploiting the patent application procedure at the European Patent Office we introduce a new…

  6. ZEWnews // 2007

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