The project is supposed to significantly contribute to closing the scientific gap concerning the economic impacts of information technology (IT). These are still being discussed controversially, even though IT has…
In this project, we address some fundamental questions concerning the search for an analytical frame for the assessment of the contribution of nature to economical development and specifically the role of nature…
Information technology has penetrated every sector of the working world while the unemployment rate is increasing. Therefore, the employment effects of technical progress have become a major issue again in the…
The goal of the project is an empirical analysis of knowledge flows in the European manufacturing industry and service sector, and of the implications of knowledge flows for the corresponding innovation behaviour.…
Currently, the automotive parts and services industry in the state of Baden-Württemberg is much adapted to providing for conventional motor (i.e. diesel and gasoline fuel) technology. For components necessitated…
The conference hosted the presentation and discussion of European and American research investigating the relationship between regulation and innovation, placing particular emphasis on conceptual detail and…
The aim of the project is to analyse the frequently asserted claim that the German banking system is superior to the American banking system with regard to the provision of outside capital to small and…
This project investigated theoretical foundations with respect to the analysis of determinants in industrial decision-making. Within the scope of this discussion emerged certain advantages of evolutionary and…
In the course of the liberalisation of electricity markets in the EU Member States, the question as to the suitable regulatory framework for environmental policy needs to be asked anew. Therefore, this research…
Ten Eastern European countries are currently conducting negotiations with the EU with the aim of becoming a member of the European Union as soon as possible. When joining the EU, these Eastern European countries…
Income differentials between the qualified and unqualified which have increased in the last two decades are explained by the increasing importance of international trade (outsourcing of wage-intensive production…