Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW-Wirtschaftsanalysen Vol. 90 // 2008

    Die Rhein-Neckar-Region im Vergleich zu ausgewählten deutschen und europäischen Metropolregionen

    Die Globalisierung wirtschaftlicher Aktivitäten schreitet weiter voran. Nicht nur Produkte, sondern auch Dienstleistungen werden mittlerweile auf internationalen Märkten angeboten. Unternehmen tätigen ihre…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-094 // 2008

    Firm Closure, Financial Losses and the Consequences for an Entrepreneurial Restart

    Individuals who want to become entrepreneurs need to spend time on an important aspect: risk. They risk not only their financial well-being, their career, their family relations, but also their physical…

  3. ZEW-Gründungsreport // 2008

    Jahrgang 8, Nr. 2, Nov. 2008

    • Talfahrt setzt sich fort
    • Das neue KfW/ZEW-Gründungspanel - Ergebnisse der ersten Befragungswelle
  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-092 // 2008

    Innovation Success of Non-R&D-Performers - Substituting Technology by Management in SMEs

    This paper investigates the role of research and development (R&D) and innovation management for innovation success in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While there is little doubt about the…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-085 // 2008

    Exports and Profitability - First Evidence for German Manufacturing Firms

    Using unique recently released nationally representative high-quality longitudinal data at the enterprise level for Germany, this paper presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between…