In view of the upcoming federal election in September 2021, there are increasing calls for tax reforms in Germany. For instance, the parties Die Linke, SPD and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen are in favor of…
At the end of 2019, reports of infections with the then unknown virus COVID-19 (Corona virus) increased in a Chinese province. What initially began as a localized outbreak developed within a few months into a…
The aim of this study is to update a report on key innovation indicators for the chemical industry for the year 2021. In extension to previous studies, the 2021 edition also covers pharmaceuticals in the same way…
The aim of this research was to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Brandenburg in the years 2018 to 2020 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2021…
This project aims at analysing the research and innovation performance of Switzerland compared to other innovative regions of similar size and economic structure in Europe. The project focuses on the following…
The aim of the study is to identify the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation for the State Baden-Württemberg, focusing in particular on developments since the first meta-study was published by ZEW in…
The aim of this research was to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Saxony in the years 2018 to 2020 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2021 and…
The aim of this research was to collect data on innovation activities of the business enterprise sector in the State of Berlin in the years 2018 to 2020 as well as the planned innovation activities in 2021 and…
The project analyzes the price effects of the temporary cut of the German value added tax (VAT) that was enacted in 2020 as part of COVID simulus measures. The analysis is based on detailed scanner data provide…
The purpose of the project is to write a background report for the OECD Review of Innovation Policy in Germany. The background report summarises and discusses key issues and trends of current innovation policy in…
The (academic) debate on price markups (as indicators of market power) points in a clear direction: average price markups, and thus market power of firms, are increasing - with consequences for productivity,…
Patent box schemes received much critical attention because they allow intellectual property (IP) profits to be taxed at a low or even zero corporate tax rate without a clear link between the R&D activity and…