Projects

Abgeschlossene Projekte

  1. Project // 01.06.2019 – 31.03.2025

    Measurement of the Digitalisation of the German Economy

    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…

  2. Project // 01.06.2019 – 31.03.2020

    Firm Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy – Indicator Study 2020

    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…

  3. Project // 01.05.2019 – 29.02.2020

    Innovation Activities of Firms in East Germany

    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:

    • Develop…
  4. Project // 01.05.2019 – 31.07.2020

    Unemployment Benefit Duration and Start-Up Success

    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…

  5. Project // 01.05.2019 – 31.03.2021

    SEEK Project 2019: Cross and Common Ownership of Firms and Their Effect on Competition and Innovation

    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…

  6. Project // 01.05.2019 – 31.03.2021

    SEEK Project 2019: Wage Inequality, Labour Shares and ICT

    The project aims to study the role of new information and communication technology (ICT) in the evolution of wage inequality and labour shares in Germany using micro-level data on employees and employers.…

  7. Project // 01.05. – 31.12.2019

    The Role of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Germany and Europe and the Access to the Chinese Market for German and European Firms in the Context of M&A

    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…

  8. Project // 01.05.2019 – 29.02.2020

    Analysis of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Germany and the EU, and Vice Versa

    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.…

  9. Project // 01.05. – 30.11.2019

    Social and Regional Importance of Public Services and the Provision of Infrastructure

    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…

  10. Project // 01.05. – 15.12.2019

    High-Growth Enterprises and Productivity: Country Report Germany 2019

    The project attempts to identify effective policy levers for supporting the emergence of high-growth enterprises (HGE) in Germany, which implies facilitating the entry of young innovative companies into periods of…

  11. Project // 01.05.2019 – 31.08.2020

    SEEK Project 2019: Innovation and Knowledge Transfer by Firms in Biotechnology Clusters in Germany

    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…

  12. Project // 29.04. – 28.06.2019

    Economic and Legal Relevance of Demand Side Broadband Funding Schemes via Vouchers for High-Speed Broadband Services

    In the context of this study, the economic and legal meaningfulness of demand-side stimuli for high-speed broadband services in the form of so-called "voucher systems" are examined.

    In the economic part, among…