Publications of the Research Unit Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-083 // 2006

    Once Bitten, Twice Shy? - The Performance of Entrepreneurial Restarts

    The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of entrepreneurial experience on firm growth. According to the human capital theory, individuals who have higher 'human capital' are more successful than others.…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-080 // 2006

    An Empirical Assessment of Co-Activity among German Professors

    The growing importance of technology relevant non-publication output of university research has come into the focus of policy-makers’ interest. A fierce debate arose on possible negative consequences of the…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2006

    Klein und international erfolgreich - Wie technologieorientierte Unternehmen eine hohe Exportintensität erreichen

    The paper examines the relationship between firm size and the firm's export-sales ratio, analysing a data set of young technology-oriented firms in Germany and the UK. The study emphasises the influence of…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2006

    Innovation and Productivity Across Four European Countries

    This paper compares the role innovation plays in productivity across four European countries, France, Germany, Spain, and the UK, using firm-level data from the internationally harmonized Community Innovation…

  5. ZEWnews English edition // 2006

    No. 4 - 2006