Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-021 // 2020

    Measuring Organisation Capital at the Firm Level: A Production Function Approach

    Organisation capital is a key intangible asset, driving innovation and firm performance. Measuring this asset is notoriously difficult. This paper applies a firm-level production function approach including, in…

  2. ZEW expert brief No. 20-05 // 2020

    Corona Pandemic Affects Companies Differently

    In this ZEW short report, the authors analyze the websites of approximately 1.1 million German companies twice a week for references of the word "Corona" and corresponding synonyms. The identified text passages…

  3. ZEW policy brief No. 20-02 // 2020

    Covid-19 Crisis and the Expected Effects on R&D in Businesses

    The measures to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus have brought large parts of the global economy to a standstill. This is likely to push Germany and many other countries into a deep recession in 2020. The…