Projects of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

Laufende Projekte

  1. Project // 01.02.2026 – 30.04.2027

    Innovation Survey 2026 for Thuringia

    The aim of this research is to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Thuringia in the years 2023 to 2025 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2026 and…

  2. Project // 01.02.2026 – 31.01.2027

    2026 Data-Report on Innovation Behaviour of Saxony‘s Economy

    The aim of this research is to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Saxony in the years 2023 to 2025 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2026 and…

  3. Project // 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2032

    TransforM (Munich Center for Transformative Technologies and Societal Change, EXC 3137)

    Societies worldwide are undergoing rapid transformations, and technology plays a crucial yet ambivalent role in these transformations – as seen in recent debates about artificial intelligence, neurotechnologies,…

  4. Project // 01.01.2026 – 28.02.2027

    Monitoring of Research and Innovation in Switzerland 2026 - Comparing Switzerland with selected regions

    The aim of this project is to compare Switzerland's research and innovation (R&I) performance with that of selected regions in other countries for the ongoing R&I monitoring of Switzerland. This regional…

  5. Project // 01.12.2025 – 28.02.2027

    Innovation Survey 2026 for Berlin

    The aim of this research is to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Berlin in the years 2023 to 2025 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2026 and…

  6. Project // 01.12.2025 – 31.01.2027

    Effects of the Minimum Wage on Competitive Conditions and Solo Self-employment

    The project examines the economic effects of the increase in the statutory minimum wage to 12 euros in October 2022 on solo self-employment as well as on competitive and market structures in Germany. While…

  7. Project // 01.09.2025 – 31.12.2026

    Acceptance of AI in Small and Medium Sizes Companies

    The project examines the determinants and challenges involved in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in companies. The study focuses specifically on small and medium-sized enterprises and family businesses.…

  8. Project // 01.09.2025 – 31.05.2026

    Study on increasing innovation activities of SMEs in NRW

    The project examines the factors that hinder small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in initiating and implementing innovation activities and how support services can be used to…

  9. Project // 01.06.2025 – 31.01.2026

    2025 Data-Report on Innovation Behaviour of Saxony‘s Economy

    The aim of this research is to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Saxony in the years 2022 to 2024 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2025 and…