Innovations stand for technological progress and are important for firms in order to remain competitive. But innovation activities are associated with high costs and uncertainties. Since in particular micro and…
The ERAWATCH research inventory service contains a comprehensive and coherent set of information on the policy context, the structure and evolution of the RTD systems in all the EU member States and the States…
To date there is no data set in Germany, which observes firm formations not only on an annual basis but also continuously over a number of years. Thus the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), the KfW…
The projects aims to analyse the contributions of intangible investments to innovation, competitiveness, growth and productivity in Europe. The understanding of the effects of intangibles assets are vital for some…
The project aims to provide a better understanding of the impact of venture capital and private equity financing on the economic performance of innovative entrepreneurial ventures in Europe, as …
In recent years, the importance of business sector start-ups for a country’s economic prosperity has been emphasised in economic and political discourse. It is argued that the foundation of firms has a…
This project continues the cooperation between the ZEW and Microsoft Germany’s “unternimm was.” initiative to encourage start-ups. Projects relating to high-tech start-ups in Germany were previously carried out in…
Just as large-scale enterprises are facing the upcoming challenges and chances of globalization, so are medium-sized enterprises. The internationalization of research and development (R&D) and innovation activity…
The EU aims to promote science and encourage researchers to work together with each other and with businesses. To this end, it launched the Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP) in…