Investigation of the number and development of firm foundations in the high-tech sector with special emphasis on the field of information and communication…
The main aim of this interdisciplinary project was to present a comprehensive analysis of the determinants and effects of the use of IT consulting. The project, which was split into three modules based on three…
In Germany and other EU countries it occurs that reforms which are regarded by many experts as wealth augmenting are not necessarily accepted by voters.The project looks into these phenomena of reform resistance…
The falling labour input is among the factors responsible fort the low German growth path lagging behind the growth experience in many other industrial countries. It is the objective of this project to look into…
IST (Information Society Technologies) reside among the European Commisions priorities within the Framework Programme structuring European research activities. The project is aimed at an assessment of existing…
Over the last years, many changes have been taking place in the asset management industry. Some of them are driven by cost and performance considerations (e.g. outsourcing, multi-management), by investors demand…
The main purpose of this contract is to yield support for the preparation of statistics, indicators and analysis in order to generate new information to underpin R&D policy development in the context of the…
The horizontal merger guidelines define increased market power as the ability of one or more firms to profitably increase prices, reduce output, choice or quality of goods and services, diminish innovation. In…
The concept of potential output plays an important role in economic analysis as well as in economic policy discussions. Defined as the productive capacity that would be feasible under full utilization of all…
The investment behaviour of German private households is often characterised by a suboptimally high share of low risk, low interest forms of investment in their portfolio. Especially with respect to longer-term…
stakeholders in the sectors with a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the sectoral innovation performance and challenges across the EU25 states. The fundamental question is to what extend and why…