Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

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

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  2. 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…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-035 // 2021

    What’s Behind Multiple Institutional Affiliations in Academia?

    Multiple institutional affiliations occur when an academic belongs to more than one organisation. Recent research shows an increase in multiple affiliations, but evidence on roles and motivations is mainly…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Predicting Innovative Firms using Web Mining and Deep Learning

    Evidence-based STI (science, technology, and innovation) policy making requires accurate indicators of innovation in order to promote economic growth. However, traditional indicators from patents and…

  5. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity

    Representation of women and minorities in a “selectorate”—the group that chooses an organization's leaders—is a key mechanism for promoting diversity. We show that representation, on its own, is not…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-028 // 2021

    Decoding China’s COVID-19 ‘Virus Exceptionalism’: Community-based Digital Contact Tracing in Wuhan

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, comprehensive, accurate, and timely digital contact tracing serves as a decisive measure in curbing viral transmission. Such a strategy integrates corporate innovation, government…