Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. Branchenreport Innovationen // 2012

    2012 - Beratung und Werbung

    Jahrg. 20, Nr. 20, Januar 2013

    Die Beratungs- und Werbebranche konnte 2011 steigende Umsatzzahlen verzeichnen. Die positive wirtschaftliche Entwicklung spiegelte sich jedoch nur teilweise in den…

  2. Branchenreport Innovationen // 2012

    2012 - Unternehmensdienste

    Jahrg. 20, Nr. 21, Januar 2013

    Die positive wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Branche der Unternehmensdienste im Jahr 2011 spiegelte sich nur teilweise in deren Innovationsaktivitäten wider. Die…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-085 // 2012

    Innovationen, Anlageinvestitionen und immaterielle Investitionen

    This article discusses the relation between different concepts of investment in firms. In addition to the traditional notion of investment which focuses on investment in fixed assets, the concepts of…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-084 // 2012

    Patent Litigation Settlement in Germany - Why Parties Settle during Trial

    With about 600 cases per year Germany is the most active country in Europe when it comes to patent litigation trials. These trials, usually initiated by a patentee suspecting the infringement of his patent by…

  5. ZEWnews English edition // 2012

    11/12 - 2012

  6. ZEW-Gründungsreport // 2012

    Jahrgang 12, Nr. 2, Dez. 2012

    • Zeitliche Entwicklung es Gründungsgeschehens und regionale Hightech-Gründungszentren
    • Gibt es Schwierigkeiten mit externen Kapitalgebern für Gründungen im IKT-Sektor?
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-083 // 2012

    Minimum Wages and Competition: The Case of the German Roofing Sector

    In 1997, a minimum wage has been introduced in the German roofing sector which has been regularly increased since then. As a result, the share of workers for whom the minimum wage is binding increased…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-077 // 2012

    Public Support for the European Car Industry: An Integrated Analysis

    As a response to the recent economic and financial crisis the European Commission, at the end of 2008, adopted the "Temporary Framework for State aid measures" to tackle the effects of the credit squeeze on the…