This project aims at analysing the research and innovation performance of Switzerland compared to other innovative regions of similar size and economic structure in Europe. The project focuses on the following…
The aim of the study is to identify the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation for the State Baden-Württemberg, focusing in particular on developments since the first meta-study was published by ZEW in…
The aim of this research was to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Saxony in the years 2018 to 2020 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2021 and…
The aim of this research was to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Berlin in the years 2018 to 2020 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2021 and…
The purpose of the project is to write a background report for the OECD Review of Innovation Policy in Germany. The background report summarises and discusses key issues and trends of current innovation policy in…
The (academic) debate on price markups (as indicators of market power) points in a clear direction: average price markups, and thus market power of firms, are increasing - with consequences for productivity,…
In this project, we investigate the effects of the national minimum wage in Germany on competition and industry structure. The main is to answer the question whether the national minimum wage introduction in 2015…
Technology markets are markets where codified technological knowledge is traded. This knowledge is typically protected by intellectual property rights such as patents, utility models or designs. These IPRs can be…
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.