The aim of the study is to examine the innovation performance and the development of productivity in the German economy, with particular attention to the situation in medium-sized firms and the contribution of…
The latest Mannheim Tax Index shows that Germany is falling further behind in international tax competition for large companies and now has one of the highest corporate tax burdens in an international…
In this project, a report on the topic of “Financing one-off therapies” is being prepared. The aim of the report is to evaluate various financing concepts for one-off therapies from an economic perspective. To…
In the year 2006, ZEW had developed the Country Index for Family Enterprises on behalf of the Stiftung Familienunternehmen. The objective of this index is an international comparison of investment locations from…
The aim of the project is to investigate business dynamism in Germany, with a special focus on the knowledge-intensive industries. Thereby, the study investigates and compares different sectors and federal states…
The aim of the project was to conduct a systematic analysis of knowledge and technology transfer between business and academia in the state of Saxony in order to assess the performance of the transfer system,…
New companies play a key role in the innovation and competitiveness of national economies. However, little research has been conducted in the German context on the role of founders with a migrant background. In…
How much has the German government spent on digital policy initiatives in recent years? This question cannot be answered ad hoc on the basis of the available data. The need for a centralised digital budget has…
The study examines the development of the economy in Berlin and the contribution of companies in the cluster sectors in the period since the adoption of the Berlin cluster strategy in 2011. The focus here is on…
The project aimed to record and describe the innovation activities of companies in the Free State of Saxony for the period 2021–2023 (with an outlook for 2024 and 2025). For this purpose, an innovation survey for…