Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-010 // 2010

    Entry and Competition in Freight Transport: The Case of a Prospective Transalpine Rail Link Between France and Italy

    The Alps have long posed challenges to European transport infrastructure planners. Overcoming this immense bottleneck is only possible via arduous travels across high-altitude Alpine passes or through road and…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-009 // 2010

    The Aggregate Le Chatelier Samuelson Principle with Cournot Competition

    In a market in which firms have market power, the impact of a change in wages on labour demand is not easily determined. Indeed, if after a decrease in wages one firm chooses to increase labour demand for…

  3. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2010

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  4. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Exports versus FDI in German Manufacturing: Firm Performance and Participation in International Markets

    Recent theoretical work has been able to explain how even within narrowly defined industries, firms can exhibit heterogeneous degrees of participation in international commerce. Differences in productivity…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Characteristics and Determinants of Start-ups from Unemployment: Evidence from German Micro Data

    The study empirically analyzes the chazacteristics and determinants ofstart-ups from unemployment in Germany. Individual unemployment is shown to be an important push-factor for the transition to…