The automobile industry is one of the most innovative sectors in the economy and has become also very competitive in spite of its oligopolistic market structure. Besides, the triad traditional automotive markets…
The European car market is characterized by extensive multimarket contact (i.e., the firms are present in many geographic and product markets), a high degree of interfirm linkages, and presence of several global…
Multimarket contact is perceived to be one of those factors, which can facilitate and sustain implicit collusion. This multimarket contact effect has got relatively little attention in the previous literature,…
There are different mechanisms through which product and process innovations can stimulate or destroy employment. This paper investigates whether a common pattern in the link between innovation and employment…
The paper empirically analyses the role of Creative Industries in affecting an economy’s innovation performance. We distinguish three such roles: First, Creative Industries are a major source of innovative ideas…
Die Nahrungsmittel- und Tabakindustrie verzeichnete im Jahr 2007 eine relativ gute wirtschaftliche Entwicklung mit steigenden Umsätzen. Die Innovationsaktivitäten zeigten…
Die Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie ist nach dem Ernährungsgewerbe die zweitgrößte Konsumgüterbranche Deutschlands. Bedingt durch den Strukturwandel geht die Beschäftigtenzahl…
Die günstige wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Holz-, Papier- und Druckindustrie im Jahr 2007 spiegelt sich nur teilweise in den Innovationsaktivitäten wider. Die…
