The purpose of the project is to measure the digitalisation of the German economy and to track its development over time. The results will serve as an…
The recording of technological capabilities through a comprehensive system of indicators is a central part of the annual report on the conditions of research, technology and innovation of the German…
The policy question analysed in this project was how the incentives of public decision-makers may impede the implementation of admissions rules that are both fair and efficient, reduce social segregation and…
The project develops a manual for logic models for the Ministry of Economy, Work and Housing of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The manual should help to implement logic models for all major funding activities of…
In the course of the project, economic data will be collected and structured for the cluster ICT, media, cultural economy for the purpose of statistical analyses. The cluster ICT, media, cultural economy includes…
The objective of this research project is to study the causal effect of potential unemployment insurance benefit duration on the actual unemployment duration of unemployed individuals that start a business, their…
As part of the 6th report on poverty and wealth of the German federal government this project analyzes the distributional aspects of the provision of public services. Three closely integrated modules focus on…
The purpose of this SEEK Project was to investigate the effects of cross ownership of firms (by other firms) and common ownership of firms (by third-party investors; for instance, private equity firms or other…
The aim of this project is to analyse the role of foreign direct investment through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of firms by German and other European firms in China, as well as by Chinese firms in Germany and…
The project analysed the role of foreign direct investment through acquisitions of existing firms by German and other European firms in China, as well as be Chinese firms in Germany and other European countries.…
The COVID-19 pandemic clearly illustrates the continuing important role of the biotechnology sector in medical progress. In particular, the German biotechnology sector has shown itself to be a pioneer in combating…
The project analysed the innovation behaviour of firms in East Germany since the German reunification. Based on data from the Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP), the project focused on four research questions: