Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-027 // 2007

    Pre-empting Technology Competition Through Firm Acquisitions

    This paper investigates the motive of pre-empting technology competition through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Exploiting the patent application procedure at the European Patent Office we introduce a new…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-021 // 2007

    Dynamik von akademischen Spinoff-Gründungen in Österreich

    In dieser Arbeit wird untersucht, ob sich Spinoff-Gründungen und andere Gründungen in den forschungs- und wissensintensiven Wirtschaftszweigen in Österreich im Hinblick auf Performance sowie der verschiedenen…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-018 // 2007

    Motives for Innovation Co-operation - Evidence from the Canadian Survey of Innovation

    In this paper we analyse the decision of firms in the Canadian manufacturing sector to co-operate on innovation projects. Our focus is on the motives behind this decision and the firm characteristics, both…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2007

    Regional Dimensions of Liability of Foreignness: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?

    In this paper we develop optimized localization strategies for multinational firms to overcome their liability of foreignness by adding a regional dimension. We explore conceptually whether economic stress in a…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-013 // 2007

    The Influence of Strategic Patenting on Companies' Patent Portfolios

    This paper analyses whether strategic motives for patenting influence the characteristics of companies' patent portfolios. We use the number of citations and oppositions to represent these characteristics. The…