ZEW Discussion Papers

Overview

Researchers at the ZEW participate in scientific debates by publishing their papers. The papers are predominantly in English (marked). For the German papers an English abstract is available. The contributions are intended for a final publication in special interest titles. The discussion papers can be downloaded as PDF or PostScript files starting from 1.1.1998. They aimed at national and international target groups.

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-53 // 2005

    Global Idea Sourcing An empirical investigation into the mechanisms behind the usage of foreign business sources for innovation

    Globalization has set new paradigms, especially in the business world. Breakthroughs in technology (telecommunications, logistics, the internet) and ideology (most notably economic and political trends in China…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-54 // 2005

    Stimuliert der BioRegio-Wettbewerb die Bildung von Biotechnologieclustern in Deutschland? – Ergebnisse einer ökonometrischen Analyse

    Regions with biotechnology-specific knowledge seem to have best chances to attract potential entrepreneurs to establish a biotechnology-firm. Furthermore, regional oriented technology policy is supposed to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-55 // 2005

    Benefits of Control, Capital Structure and Company Growth

    This paper studies the influence of the benefits of control on the capital structure and the growth of private companies for a sample of 8,964 UK companies with limited liability observed for up to 5 years. It…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-60 // 2005

    Public R&D Policy: The Right Turns of the Wrong Screw? The Case of the German Biotechnology Industry

    The German biotechnology industry missed the accession of this key technology in the 1980s. Policy makers make different efforts to overcome shortcomings and recent gaps. Public funding schemes have been…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-72 // 2005

    Absorptive Capacity – One Size Fits All? A Firm-level Analysis of Absorptive Capacity for Different Kinds of Knowledge

    The paper empirically analyses the effect of R&D activities, human resource and knowledge management, and the organisation of knowledge sharing within a firm on the absorptive capacity of innovative firms for…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-73 // 2005

    Exports versus FDI in German Manufacturing: Firm Performance and Participation in International Markets

    This paper tests some of the predictions of recent advances in trade theory that have focused on different trade patterns of firms within the same sector. Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2005) develop a model in…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-81 // 2005

    Persistence of Innovation: Stylised Facts and Panel Data Evidence

    This paper investigates whether firms innovate persistently or discontinuously over time using an innovation panel data set on German manufacturing and service firms for the period 1994–2002. We find that…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-82 // 2005

    The Change of Sales Modes in International Markets - Empirical Results for German and British High-Tech Firms

    The choice of the appropriate sales mode belongs to the firm’s most important strategic decisions after entering into a foreign market. Thus, it is important that the selected foreign sales mode best suits a…

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