1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-119 // 2014

    The Impact of Brand Use on Innovation Performance – Empirical Results for Germany

    The market launch of product innovations is the most visible output of a firm's investment in innovation activities. To achieve this objective most efficiently, firms strengthen their technological capabilities,…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-118 // 2014

    Which Firms Use Trademarks – and Why? Representative Firm-Level Evidence from Germany

    Trademarking firms are more productive, generate higher profits, and have a better survival rate. Trademarking firms are in one word more successful, which might motivate non-trademarking firms to adopt a…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-117 // 2014

    ICT and Economic Growth – Comparing Developing, Emerging and Developed Countries

    This paper analyzes the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on economic growth in developing, emerging and developed countries. It is based on a sample of 59 countries for the period 1995…

  4. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2014

    4. Quartal 2014

    Deutlich sinkende Transportpreise im Straßengüterverkehr erwartet

    Die Transportwirtschaft in Deutschland muss sich im kommenden halben Jahr auf geringere Transportmengen und stagnierende beziehungsweise bei…

  5. ZEW-Branchenreport Informationswirtschaft // 2014

    4. Quartal 2014

    • Optimistische Stimmung setzt sich fort
    • Crowdworking noch weitgehend unbekannt
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-116 // 2014

    Entry and Shakeout in Dynamic Oligopoly

    In many industries, the number of firms evolves non-monotonically over time. A phase of rapid entry is followed by an industry shakeout: a large number of firms exit within a short period. We present a simple…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-115 // 2014

    Does the Mobility of R&D Labor Increase Innovation?

    We investigate the effect of mobility of R&D workers on the total patenting activity of their employers. Our study documents how mobile workers affect the patenting activity of the firm they join and the firm…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-114 // 2014

    Tax Planning of R&D Intensive Multinationals

    The allocation of management and control in the business decision process finds expression in the coordination intensity between agents in the firm. We develop and test a theory, based on the organizational…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 14-113 // 2014

    Age and Skill Bias of Trade Liberalisation? Heterogeneous Employment Effects of EU Eastern Enlargement

    This study analyses the 2004 Eastern Enlargement to the European Union to obtain evidence on the employment effects of an increase in trade liberalisation. The Enlargement is thought to generate a trade-induced…