Businesses manoeuvre through a constantly changing landscape shaped by economic crises, societal change and the transition towards more climate-friendly production. Their responses show how differently…
Unternehmen in Deutschland stehen unter erheblichem Anpassungsdruck. Demografischer Wandel, Fachkräfteengpässe, Digitalisierung, gestiegene Kosten und ein intensiver Innovationswettbewerb erhöhen die…
How do economic policy measures shape the markets – and what unintended consequences might they have? From environmental regulations and agricultural subsidies to competition in the automotive industry and the…
This episode of the ZEW podcast “Wirklich Wirtschaft” examines how restrictions on labour mobility – in particular the enforcement of non-compete clauses – influence mergers and acquisitions (M&A). It examines…
Whilst one would normally expect higher inflation to lead to steeper falls in prices and greater price sensitivity amongst consumers, a new study on the Austrian dairy market shows the opposite. Rising inflation…
We develop a licensing-litigation model to analyze how different injunction frameworks affect bargaining behavior, equilibrium royalties, and litigation out comes in standard-essential patent (SEP) disputes.…
A new product, process or technology can give companies a decisive competitive advantage. This makes it all the more surprising when companies deliberately make their patent applications public – even before the…
