Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-018 // 2014

    Access to Research Inputs: Open Science Versus the Entrepreneurial University

    Recent decades have seen a shift in academic research   towards the 'entrepreneurial university' model. Researchers   are encouraged to actively participate in innovation through   channels such as academic…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-011 // 2014

    How Important Is Industry-Specific Managerial Experience for Innovative Firm Performance?

    According to many studies it is a commonly held view among economists that the level of countries’ institutional development is positively associated with economic growth. Among other factors, this interrelation…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-009 // 2014

    If You Don't Succeed, Should You Try Again? The Role of Entrepreneurial Experience in Venture Survival

    There remains considerable scholarly debate about the role that prior entrepreneurial experience plays in new venture survival. Drawing on entrepreneurial learning theories, we use panel data on 8,400 new…

  4. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2014

    2013

    The ZEW Innovation Survey

  5. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Pre-empted patents, infringed patents, and firm’s participation in markets for technology

    In recent years, firms have increasingly contributed to and been confronted with a patent landscape characterized by numerous but marginal inventions, overlapping claims and patent fences. As a result, firms…