In this research project we considered the question whether vertical integration affects the conditions of electricity standard contracts. A standard contract is a universal service obligation (USO) as it ensures…
The project carried out an additional survey to the innovation survey 2009 and analyse it. All firms having responded in the innovation survey 2009 that they have introduced eco-innovations were asked for more…
It has been widely recognized that information and communication technologies (ICT) are key for productivity and growth of the overall economy. The implementation of new ICT applications, however, requires a well…
Innovations are essential if an economy wants to stay competitive. Service products are intangible, interactive and are often produced and consumed simultaneously. Thus, the importance of knowledge as a production…
The competitiveness of modern firms depends increasingly on their ability to generate new products, services and processes on a continuous basis. Hence, the core of the creative act is no longer an isolated…
There is an ongoing debate about the introduction of tax incentives for business research and development (R&D) in Germany. The motivation for such an indirect form of subsidies for R&D depends on the size of…
This study compares the German innovation system with that of other highly developed countries which either compete on a similar technological level on the world market or which owe similar or particularly…
Detailed analyses concerning the form, structure and dynamics of employment in new high-tech ventures have been rare because of lacking data. In order to fill this gap data of the ZEW High-tech Start-up Panel 2007…
In 2000 the European Council agreed upon the Lisbon Agenda which has put forward as its main objective to make the EU "the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable…