Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-052 // 2025

    The State of European Entrepreneurship: Trends in Quantity and Quality in France, Germany, and the UK (2009–2023)

    This paper replicates and extends the framework of Guzman and Stern (2020) to examine the evolution of entrepreneurial activity in Europe, focusing on France, Germany, and the United Kingdom between 2009 and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-050 // 2025

    Regulatory Capacity in a Game of Asymmetric Regulation

    In a model of asymmetric regulation, a firm can comply with two regulatory targets, and a regulator can audit the firm for compliance. Inspection by the regulator is imperfect, and it assesses the firm’s…

  3. ZEW Monthly // 2025

    09/2025 – Future Viability

    What will our health care system look like in the future? How can sensible innovation policy be shaped? And how can we ensure a sustainable energy supply when economic and social conditions are constantly…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 25-046 // 2025

    Hybrid Contracting in Repeated Interactions

    Many business relationships begin with informal interactions and later transition to formal contracts. Using a repeated-games model with a finite horizon, we show that this hybrid-contracting approach can both…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2025

    Public Support and VC Financing in Academic Startups

    Research Summary

    We investigate public support and venture capital (VC) investment in academic startups. Government support may enable follow-on investment by providing a quality signal to investors. This…