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…
The aim of the project is to systemically analyse the knowledge and technology transfer between firms and public science in the Federal State of Saxony in order to evaluate the performance of the transfer system,…
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…
Transformative innovation is fundamentally disruptive leading to reallocation, productivity growth, and growing standards of living. Entrepreneurial firms are believed to be at the heart of this process by…
For the green transformation of the European economy to succeed, large sums of equity and debt financing will have to flow into green projects over the next few years. As the public sector cannot achieve this on…
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…
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…
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 Innovation Report for North Rhine-Westphalia comprehensively describes and analyses the innovation system in NRW and its development. Indicators for innovations and business start-ups form an important…
Proactively shaping the relationship between innovation and work environment is increasingly determining the success of companies and regions. Innovation, especially in the area of digital transformation, is a…
The aim of this research is to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Saxony in the years 2021 to 2023 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2024 and…