Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW-Innovationserhebung // 2007

    2006

    The ZEW Innovation Survey

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-003 // 2007

    You Can’t Make an Omelette without Breaking Eggs: The Impact of Venture Capitalists on Executive Turnover

    We present evidence on venture capitalists' (VCs) impact on turnover of executives for a sample of nearly 47,000 German high-tech start-ups between 1995 and 2004. We confirm that the presence of VCs increases…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2007

    The impact of R&D on productivity

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-001 // 2006

    Lost in Translation - Empirical Evidence for Liability of Foreignness as Barriers to Knowledge Spillovers

    Entering host country networks of knowledge flows (new competencies, innovative technologies, and lead-market knowledge) is a major rationale of multinational firms for investing abroad. Foreign firms find it…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-009 // 2006

    Global Sensing and Sensibility - A Multi-Stage Matching Assessment of Competitive Advantage from Foreign Sources of Innovation

    We focus on one of the core competitive capabilities of modern firms: the ability to deliver successful innovations in a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-010 // 2006

    Aus der Not geboren? – Besondere Merkmale und Determinanten von Gründungen aus der Arbeitslosigkeit

    In dieser Studie werden Gründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit der Jahre 2003 und 2004 inklusive der seit Anfang 2003 geförderten Ich-AGs auf repräsentativer empirischer Basis analysiert. Es zeigt sich, dass Gründungen…