Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Innovationsökonomik und Unternehmensdynamik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-083 // 2020

    Are Firms Withdrawing From Basic Research? An Analysis of Firm-Level Publication Behaviour in Germany

    Previous research has expressed concerns about firms engaging less in basic research. We contribute to this debate by studying trends in the scientific publishing activities of firms located in Germany. Our…

  2. ZEW policy brief Nr. 20-08 // 2020

    More R&D, Less Growth? China’s Decreasing Research Productivity in International Comparison

    Innovation is widely considered the primary driver of growth in high-income economies. The efficiency by which an economy is able to transform research & development (R&D) inputs into output growth is captured…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-079 // 2020

    Markups for Consumers

    A central motivating factor for studying price markups is their effect on consumer welfare. Reported estimates of (firm-level) price markups in the literature, however, are often focused on industry or…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-070 // 2020

    Industry 4.0 Related Innovation and Firm Growth

    In this paper we explore the relationship between innovative firms that patent technology related to Industry 4.0 and their economic performance. By applying the new patent cartography developed by the EPO…