Social media have lately become one of the primary information channels for many individuals, which was exacerbated during the recent pandemic. As such, social media is a major example of the ambivalence of…
The study aims at developing a master plan for the "Mittelstand" (i.e., the group of small, medium-sized or family-owned businesses) in Baden-Wuerttemberg that can guide economic policy in supporting this group of…
Communication between doctors and patients is the key factor for good healthcare, especially in the primary care sector. In order to understand a comprehensive medical history, to accurately make diagnoses and…
The Innovation Indicator aims at measuring the innovative potential of countries in a concise way and the develop recommendations for innovation policy. Three dimensions of innovative potential are considered:
In this project, I focus on the potential impairment of the bank lending channel of monetary policy easing for weakly capitalized banks. I show this in two steps. First, I show through a theoretical model how…
The purpose of the project is (a) to develop a measurement roadmap for green innovation, and (b) to draft a short report on green innovation indicators. The measurement roadmap will focus on the business…
The project aims at preparing the European innovation survey for the reference year 2024 (Community Innovation Survey – CIS 2024) and the production of a methodological manual for conducting the CIS.
Designing and managing the public budget plays a central role in the control of government activities. Transparent budget management practices geared towards efficiency not only increase transparency in the…
In the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, about 30 percent of all EU budgetary resources are allocated to cohesion. Additional amounts are made available to the European budget by Next Generation…
As part of the 6th report on poverty and wealth of the German federal government this project analyzes earnings and labor market participation trajectories of women and men in Germany from a cohort perspective. It…
Gas and electricity prices reached record levels in 2021 and again hit all-time highs in 2022, in particular following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The skyrocketing electricity prices across Europe are…
To identify and describe indicators to be included in a national monitoring of knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) in Switzerland, including the definition of the indicators as well as…