The research project "Sociopolitical Impact of the German Energy Transition" examines the links between energy and social policy with help of empirical analyses and contributions of philosophy, economic ethics,…
This project aims at analysing the complementarity of investment in patents and trademarks for firm performance by employing an extensive data set of European firms. Patents and trademarks are both intellectual…
The European Union has set ambitious targets for 2020 to reduce emissions to 20% below 1990 level and raise the share of renewable energy in its energy mix up to 20%. These are further strengthened by the…
The EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) is a joint macro-regional strategy of the countries of the Danube Region and the European Commission. The EUSDR area includes the German Federal States…
Starting from the first evaluation of sector-specific minimum wages that had been initiated by the Federal Ministry of Labour in 2010, the aim of the project is to examine alternative methods for the evaluation of…
This project aims to enhance the understanding of the public finance related impacts of the German local-level direct democracy reforms of 1990s. The central focus is on Bavaria, where since the introduction of…
There is only little information on the total contribution of European foundations to Research and Innovation in Europe. The EUFORI-Study thus targets at quantifying this contribution, at comparing foundations…
Eco-innovation is a crucial driver to meet two major current challenges: to set the economy on a growth path and to halt the deterioration of the environment. However, the evidence base on environmental …
The study is divided into three parts. Part 1 quantitatively investigates the adjustment paths of key economic variables in the European crisis countries with a particular focus on growth-relevant factors like…
The aim of this project is to examine effects of the "combined" human capital of founders and employees for a company's success. Therefore, interactions between the education, qualifications and professional…
The aim of the „DISIMP“- project was to analyze the relationship between natural hazards in foreign countries and international trade flows. In particular, the effect of natural hazards on sectoral trade flows…
This project deals with the consequences of the economic crisis in 2008/09 on innovation activities in firms. In particular, we analyse the effects of adjustments in R&D spending during the crisis (i.e. in the…