Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-72 // 2004

    Determinants of Patent Litigation in Germany

    This paper presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of patent litigation in Germany, based on information from suits filed during the period from 1993 to 1995 at two of the three most important…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-56 // 2004

    The Link between R&D Subsidies, R&D Spending and Technological Performance

    This paper analyzes the effects of public R&D funding on R&D expenditure and patenting behavior of German firms. The main focus is the direct impact of subsidies on R&D and the indirect effect on innovation…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-55 // 2004

    Using Innovation Survey Data to Evaluate R&D Policy: The Case of Belgium

    This study focuses on the impact of R&D policies in Flanders. We conduct a treatment effects analysis at the firm level to investigate possible crowdingout effects on the input side of the innovation process.…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-21 // 2004

    The Subtraction Rule and its Effects on Pricing in the Electricity Industry

    The paper deals with the subtraction rule, which has been proposed by the „working group security of supply in service of the cartel offices of the federal republic and the states” as an instrument to identify…