Projects of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.11.2020 – 31.03.2022

    Updating the List of R&D Invenstive Products/Industries and Knowledge-Intensive Sectors

    The aim of the project is to update the list of R&D invenstive products and industries which has been produced in 2012 by NIW, ISI and ZEW. In addition, the list of knowledge-intensive sectors will be updated too.

  2. Project // 15.10. – 31.12.2020

    Proof of Concept to Determine the Economic Impact of Family Firms in Europe

    The ZEW regularly compiles the study "The Economic Importance of Family Enterprises in Germany" for the Stiftung Familienunternehmen  in cooperation with ifm Mannheim. For this purpose, data from the ZEW's…

  3. Project // 01.10.2020 – 31.07.2021

    Innovation Challenges in the Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar

    The research project analysed the challenges of firms in the metropolitan region of Rhine-Neckar with respect to developing and introducing innovations, as well as potential policy approaches to improve the…

  4. Project // 01.09.2020 – 28.02.2022

    Preparing the CIS 2022

    The project aims at preparing the European innovation survey for the 2022 reference year (Community Innovation Survey – CIS 2022). This includes the development of a questionnaire and an update of the survey…

  5. Project // 01.08.2020 – 31.12.2022

    Does Volatile Demand Induce Volatile Prices? Evidence from the German Gasoline Market

    The objective of this research project is to examine the relationship between demand and price volatility in the retail gasoline industry. We study to what extent can demand shocks explain the daily price…

  6. Project // 15.07.2020 – 31.12.2021

    Cross-sectional Evaluation of Support Measures for Innovative Start-ups

    The cross-sectional evaluation of support measures for innovative start-ups analyses the impacts, synergies and complementarities among a series of programmes offered by the Federal Ministry of Economics and…

  7. Project // 15.06. – 15.12.2020

    The Link between Digitalisation and Innovation in SMEs

    In recent years, the share of firms that engage in digitalisation activities has been rising whereas the share of firms with product or process innovations has been gradually declining. The aim of the study was to…

  8. Project // 01.06.2020 – 31.03.2021

    Firm Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy – Indicator Study 2021

    The recording of technological capabilities through a comprehensive system of indicators is a central part of the annual report on the conditions of research, technology and innovation of the German…

  9. Project // 01.04.2020 – 30.06.2021

    Entrepreneurship and Productivity

    The project aims to shed light on the impact of market entry on the economy’s growth and innovation capacity as well as aggregate productivity development.  

    The impact of market entry on aggregate productivity is…