Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. M&A Report // 2021

    May/June 2021

    • ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index Shows Decline in German Deals Due to COVID-19
    • Fewer M&A Deals, but Higher Transaction Volume During the Pandemic
    • Majority of Takeovers in Germany Are Still Domestic Deals
    • EU Merger…
  2. ZEW expert brief No. 21-04 // 2021

    Corporate Insolvencies in Times of COVID-19

    Economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have been an important issue in the public debate. In almost every country, stores and plants were closed and mobility severely restricted in order to contain the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-042 // 2021

    Innovation in Malmö After the Öresund Bridge

    We analyze the effect of the Öresund Bridge, a combined railway and motorway bridge between Swedish Malmö and the Danish capital Copenhagen, on inventive activity in the region of Malmö. Applying…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Benefits of Investing into the Development of 4IR-Related Technologies

    The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) presents a major technology transformation towards a data-driven economy, associated with both high costs and potential benefits. We build and estimate a dynamic discrete…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Generation, Diffusion and Productivity Effects of Industry 4.0 Technologies

    This paper explores the role of 4.0 technologies in three dimensions. First, we examine the patterns and trends in the emergence of 4.0 technologies in Europe, differentiating between technology groups (core,…

  6. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2021

    Germany

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-036 // 2021

    Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Innovation: Evidence From Firm-Level Data

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents a set of techniques that enable new ways of innovation and allows firms to offer new features of products and services, to improve production, marketing and administration…