In the context of a growing international economic integration, taxation becomes a more and more central factor in the competition of regions and countries for international investment and skilled employees.…
The project is designed to contribute to the on-going revision process of the Oslo Manual (OM). The OM is a joint publication of OECD and Eurostat on the collection and interpretation of innovation…
In this project, we analyse whether entrepreneurs are able to use former professional networks to recruit well-matched employees for their companies. Moreover, we examine how the closure of a young business…
This project analyses in detail some aspects of the current taxation system and determines a few ways in which multinational enterprises might use its loopholes for tax-planning purposes. For example, it is…
Due to the computerization, in the recent decades machines have become increasingly able to perform tasks that previously could only be performed by humans. In the public debate, fears are rising that this process…
In recent decades, industrialised countries exhibited a tremendous increase in public debt reaching levels which are considered as unsustainable. Already in the past decades, legislators in multiple…
In the absence of a strong global agreement on climate protection, voluntary private contributions are crutial to slow down global warming. But how can such contributions be stimulated? The role of self-image …
The aim of this research is to determine the extent and scope of innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the city of Berlin in the years 2013 to 2015 as well as the planned innovation activities…
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 …
The Austrian Report on Research and Technology summarises state and development of research and technology in Austria and presents government activities to promote scientific research and innovation in Austria. As…
Aim of the project is to create a sound database on the innovation behaviour of Saxony’s economy. Methodical the survey of the Mannheim Innovation Panel MIP will be advanced by an additive sample of Saxony…
Models for designing an R&D tax incentive scheme for Germany with a particular focus on avoiding non-intended effects such as deadweight and re-declaration.