Georg Licht is head of the ZEW Research Department "Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics". He has been holding this position since June 1994. Before that, he was a senior researcher both at ZEW and the University of Augsburg. He obtained his doctoral degree at the University of Augsburg and holds a degree in economics from the University of Heidelberg.
Georg Licht was visiting researcher at the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at various research institutes and universities in Europe. His research interests comprise the economics of innovation and technical change as well as the economics of small firms and entrepreneurship. For years, he has been engaged in the development of the Community Innovation Survey (CIS) and of innovation surveys in Germany in the manufacturing and service industries.
Georg Licht is consultant to the OECD, the EU Commission and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the area of innovation and technology policy. He was a member of several expert panels in science and innovation policy.
Selected Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Dörr, Julian Oliver, Jan Kinne, David Lenz, Georg Licht and Peter Winker (2022), An integrated data framework for policy guidance during the coronavirus pandemic: Towards real-time decision support for economic policymakers, PLOS ONE 17(2), e0263898. Download
Dörr, Julian Oliver, Georg Licht and Simona Christine Murmann (2021), Small firms and the COVID-19 insolvency gap, Small Business Economics. Download
Hou, Jun , Can Huang, Georg Licht, Jacques Mairesse, Benoit Mulkay, Pierre Mohnen, Bettina Peters, Yilin Wu, Yanyun Zhao and Feng Zhen (2019), Does innovation stimulate employment? Evidence from China France, Germany, and the Netherlands , Industrial and Corporate Change 28(1), 109–121. Download
Acs, Zoltán J., David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann and Georg Licht (2017), National Systems of Innovation, Journal of Technology Transfer 42(5), 997-1008.
Acs, Zoltán J., David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann and Georg Licht (2016), National systems of innovation, The Journal of Technology Transfer DOI 10.1007/s10961-016-9481-8. Download
Elschner, Christina, Christof Ernst, Georg Licht and Christoph Spengel (2011), What the Design of an R&D Tax Incentive Tells About its Effectiveness: A Simulation of R&D Tax Incentives in the European Union, Journal of Technology Transfer 36, 233-256.
Coeurderoy, Regis, Gordon Murray and Georg Licht (2010), Young Firm Internationalization and Survival: Empirical Tests on a Panel of 'Adolescent' New Technology-based Firms in Germany and the UK, International Small Business Journal 30(5), 472-492.
Licht, Georg, Gordon Murray and Michael Woywode (2009), Timing of International Market Entry of UK and German High Tech Start Ups, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft ZfB-Special Issue 1/2009, 83-105.
Czarnitzki, Dirk and Georg Licht (2006), Additionality of Public R&D Grants in a Transition Economy: The Case of Eastern Germany, Economics of Transition 14(1), 101-131.
Licht, Georg and Dietmar Moch (1999), Innovation and Information Technology in Services, The Canadian Journal of Economics Vol. 32 No.2, 363-383.
Licht, Georg and Eric A. Nerlinger (1998), New Technology-based Firms in Germany: A Survey of the Recent Evidence, Research Policy Vol. 26, No. 9, 1005-1022.
Egeln, Jürgen, Georg Licht and F. Steil (1997), Firm Foundations and the Role of Financial Constraints, Small Business Economics Vol.9, No.2.
König, Heinz and Georg Licht (1995), Patents, R&D and Innovation, ifo Studien Zeitschrift für empirische Wirtschaftsforschung 4.
Seitz, H. and Georg Licht (1995), The Impact of Public Infrastructure Capital on Regional Manufacturing Production Cost, Regional Studies Vol. 29 No.3, 231-241.
Licht, Georg and Viktor Steiner (1992), Individuelle Einkommensdynamik und Humankapitaleffekte nach Erwerbsunterbrechungen, Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 209, H. 3-4, 241-265.
Articles in Non-Refereed Journals
Licht, Georg and Achim Wambach (2021), Wie kann die weltweite Impfstoffproduktion gesteigert werden?, Wirtschaftsdienst 101. Jahrgang, Heft 6, 406–407. Download
Licht, Georg (2006), Deutschland nach der New Economy-Euphorie, Venture Capital Magazin Oktober 2006 - Sonderausgabe Start-up 2007 (2. Jahrgang), 26-28.
Cremers, Katrin and Georg Licht (2006), Anstieg der Patentanmeldungen - Fakten und Erklärungsversuche, Die Volkswirtschaft 7/8-2006, 26-29.
Batria, Richard and Georg Licht (2004), Technologietransfer im Vergleich - Eine Fallstudie, Wissenschaftsmanagement 6/04, 12 - 17.
Licht, Georg (2002), Wo liegen die Erfolgsfaktoren?, Logistik Spektrum 14 Nr. 1, LS 3 - LS 5.
Czarnitzki, Dirk, Georg Licht, Christian Rammer and Alfred Spielkamp (2001), Rolle und Bedeutung von Intermediären im Wissens- und Technologietransfer, ifo Schnelldienst 4/2001, 40-49.
Monographs, Contributions to Edited Volumes
Czarnitzki, Dirk and Georg Licht (2021), Germany, in: A. Arundel, S. Athreye, and S. Wunsch-Vincent Cambridge, 182-225. Download
Bersch, Johannes, Josefine Diekhof, Bastian Krieger, Georg Licht and Simona Christine Murmann (2019), Productivity Slowdown, Innovation and Industry Dynamics, in: Erik E. Lehmann, Max Keilbach Cham, 229-241.
Berger, Marius, Georg Licht and Maikel Pellens (2018), Business Angels in Europa, in: Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland München, 439-445. Download
Böing, Philipp and Georg Licht (2015), Förderung von FuE in der chinesischen Wirtschaft, in: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung Berlin, 30-37. Download
Crass, Dirk, Georg Licht and Bettina Peters (2015), Intangible Assets and Investments at the Sector Level - Empirical Evidence for Germany, in: A. Bounfour and T. Miyagawa Springer International Publishing 57-111.
Licht, Georg (2012), Business Angels in Deutschland - ein quantitativer Blick aus der Perspektive der finanzierten Unternehmen, in: Günther, Ute/Kirchhof, Roland GoingPublic Media AG, München, 215-219.
Hüschelrath, Kai, Nina Leheyda, Patrick Beschorner, Georg Licht, Spyros Arvanitis, Martin Wörter and Heinz Hollenstein (2009), Fallstudien zu den Wirkungen des Kartellgesetzes, SECO Strukturberichterstattung, Vol. 44/2, Bern.
Edler, Jakob, Patries Boeckholt, Bernd Ebersberger, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht and Sascha Ruhland (2007), Internationalisierung in der deutschen öffentlich finanzierten Wissenschaft: Synopse und Empfehlungen, in: Jakob Edler ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart, 301-318.
Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Christoph Grimpe, Sandra Gröhl, Georg Licht, Heide Löhlein and Sascha Ruhland (2007), Rahmenbedingungen und Fördermöglichkeiten für internationale Aktivitäten der deutschen Wirtschaft, in: Jakob Edler ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart, 167-198.
Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht and Heide Löhlein (2007), Nutzen, Kosten und Risiken der Internationalisierung der deutschen Wissenschaft, in: Jakob Edler ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart, 125-166.
Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht and Heide Löhlein (2007), Strategien, Ziele, Motive der Wissenschaft in Bezug auf internationale Aktivitäten, in: Jakob Edler ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart, 109-124.
Ebersberger, Bernd, Jakob Edler, Rainer Frietsch, Christoph Grimpe, Georg Licht, Heide Löhlein and Jue Wang (2007), Ausmaß internationaler Aktivitäten in der deutschen öffentlich finanzierten Wissenschaft, in: Jakob Edler ISI-Schriftenreihe Innovationspotenziale, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart, 55-108.
Cowling, Marc, Helmut Fryges, Georg Licht and Gordon Murray (2007), The survival and growth of adolescent high-tech firms in Germany and the UK, 1997-2003, Anglo-German Foundation Report, London - Berlin. Download
Czarnitzki, Dirk and Georg Licht (2005), Die Rolle der Innovationsförderung im Aufholprozess Ostdeutschlands, in: D. Engel Veröffentlichung des Round Table Mittelstandes, Vol. 5 Berlin, 133-163.
Fier, Andreas, Sybille Hinze, Barbara Breitschopf, Hariolf Grupp, Georg Licht and Heide Löhlein (2005), Strategische Forschung in Baden-Württemberg, Schriftenreihe der Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg, Vol. 11, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart. Download
Heneric, Oliver, Georg Licht and Wolfgang Sofka (2005), Europe's Automotive Industry on the Move, Vol. 32, Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg.
Rammer, Christian, Wolfgang Polt, Jürgen Egeln, Georg Licht and Andreas Schibany (2004), Internationale Trends der Forschungs- und Innovationspolitik, Vol. 73, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden.
Bürgel, Oliver, Andreas Fier, Georg Licht and Gordon Murray (2004), The Internationalisation of Young High-Tech Firms, Vol. 22, Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg/New York.
Ragnitz, Joachim, Dirk Czarnitzki, Dirk Engel, Tobias Hagen, Georg Licht, Alexander Spermann, Alfred Spielkamp and andere (2003), Zweiter Fortschrittsbericht wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Institute über die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in Ostdeutschland, Sonderheft Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle Nr. 7/2003, Halle (Saale).
Licht, Georg and Manfred Stadler (2003), Auswirkungen öffentlicher Forschungsförderung auf die private F&E-Tätigkeit: Eine mikroökonometrische Evaluation, in: Wolfgang Franz, Hans Jürgen Ramser und Manfred Stadler Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Seminar Ottobeuren, Vol. 32, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 213-239.
Janz, Norbert and Georg Licht (2003), Innovationsforschung heute, ZEW Wirtschaftsanalysen, Vol. 63, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden.
Licht, Georg (2003), Koreferat zum Beitrag "Erste Ergebnisse von vergleichenden Untersuchungen mit anonymisierten und nicht anonymisierten Einzeldaten am Beispiel der Kostenstrukturerhebung und der Umsatzsteuerstatistik", in: Statistisches Bundesamt Forum der Bundesstatistik, Vol. 42 Wiesbaden, 184-190.
Licht, Georg (2003), Enquêtes annuelles sur l’innovation: l’expérience allemande, in: Vol. N° 105 53-58.
Kinsella, Eamonn, Georg Licht, Pari Patel and Giorgio Sirilli (2002), Financing Research and Development, in: Fahrenkrog, G.; Polt, W.; Rojo, J.; Tübke, A.; Zinöcker, K. IPTS Technical Reports Series, Vol. EUR 20382 EN Sevilla, 21-31. Download
Licht, Georg and Giorgio Sirilli (2002), Innovation Surveys, in: Fahrenkrog, G.; Polt, W.; Rojo, J.; Tübke, A.; Zinöcker, K. IPTS Technical Reports Series, Vol. EUR 20382 EN Sevilla, 71-81. Download
Licht, Georg, Viktor Steiner, Irene Bertschek, Martin Falk and Helmut Fryges (2002), IKT-Fachkräftemangel und Qualifikationsbedarf, Vol. 61, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden.
Bürgel, Oliver, Andreas Fier, Georg Licht and Gordon Murray (2002), The Effect of Internationalisation on the Rate of Growth of High-Tech Start-Ups.: Evidence for the UK and Germany, in: Ludwig Schätzl und Javier Revilla Diez Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, 74 - 89.
Harhoff, Dietmar, Georg Licht, Georg Altmann and Sonja Kurz (2001), Innovationswege im Maschinenbau. Ergebnisse einer Befragung mittelständischer Unternehmen, hrsg. von Impuls-Stiftung für den Maschinenbau, den Anlagenbau und die Informationstechnik,, Frankfurt am Main.
Rammer, Christian and Georg Licht (2001), European Trend Chart on Innovation. Country Report Germany 2001., European Commission, Luxembourg.
Bürgel, Oliver, Andreas Fier, Georg Licht and Gordon Murray (2001), Führt frühzeitige Internationalisierung zu einem höheren Erfolg von High-Tech Unternehmensgründungen? - Empirische Ergebnisse für Großbritannien und Deutschland, in: Joachim Merz Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, 73-92.
Licht, Georg and Konrad Zoz (2000), Patents and R&D - An econometric investigation using applications for German, European and US Patents by German Companies, in: Encaoua, D; B. Hall, F. Laisney, J. Mairesse Kluwer Academic Publisher 307-338.
Bierhals, R., Dirk Czarnitzki, J. Edler, Georg Licht, Christian Rammer, M. Reinhard, H. Rottmann, H. Schmalholz, U. Schmoch and Alfred Spielkamp (2000), Wissens- und Technologietransfer in Deutschland, in: Schmoch, U., G. Licht und M. Reinhard (Hrsg.), Fraunhofer IRB Verlag .
Bürgel, Andreas Fier, Georg Licht and G. Murray (2000), The Effect of Internationalisation on the Rate of Growth of High-Tech Start-Ups - Evidence for UK and Germany, in: Babson College, pp. 425-438.
Legler, H., Georg Licht and Alfred Spielkamp (2000), Germany's Technological Performance, Vol. 8, Physica, Heidelberg.
Lessat, Vera, Georg Licht, Tobias Eckerle, J. Hemer, D.M. Kulicke and Eric Nerlinger (1999), Beteiligungskapital und technologieorientierte Unternehmensgründungen. Markt - Finanzierung - Rahmenbedingungen, Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden.
Lessat, Vera, J. Hemer, Tobias Eckerle, M. Kulicke, Georg Licht, Eric Nerlinger and Max Steiger (1999), Beteiligungskapital und technologieorientierte Unternehmensgründungen. Markt - Finanzierung - Rahmenbedingungen, in: Wiesbaden,.
Ebling, Günther, Christiane Hipp, Norbert Janz, Georg Licht and Hiltrud Niggemann (1999), Innovationsaktivitäten im Dienstleistungssektor - Ergebnisse der Innovationserhebung 1997, in: Norbert Janz und Georg Licht Vol. 41, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, 99-222.
Bürgel, Oliver, Andreas Fier, Georg Licht and Gordon Murray (1999), The Internationalisation of British and German Start-up Companies in High-Technology Industries, in: R. Oakey and W. During New Technology Based Firms, Vol. VI, Elsevier, London,. Download
Ebling, Günther, Norbert Janz, Georg Licht and Hiltrud Niggemann (1999), Innovation in the Service Sector - Selected Facts and Some Policy Conclusions, Innovation Policy Studies, hrsg. von EU-Commission, Luxembourg.
Licht, Georg (1999), Innovation, Information Technologies and Human Capital in the German Service Sector, in: de la Mothe, J. und G. Paquet (Hrsg.) Economic of Science, Technology and Innovation,, Vol. 17, Kluwer Academic Publishers 171-192.
Janz, Norbert and Georg Licht (1999), Innovationsaktivitäten der deutschen Wirtschaft, Vol. 41, Nomos, Baden-Baden.
Licht, Georg and Eric Nerlinger (1997), Junge innovative Unternehmen in Europa: Ein internationaler Vergleich, in: Harhoff, D. Vol. 7 Baden-Baden, 187-208.
Licht, Georg and et al. (1997), Innovationen im Dienstleistungssektor: Empirischer Befund und wirtschaftspolitische Konsequenzen, Vol. 24, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden.
Harhoff, Dietmar and Georg Licht (1996), Innovationstätigkeit kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen, Vol. 8, Nomos, Baden-Baden.
Beise-Zee, Marian, Georg Licht and A. Spielkamp (1995), Technologietransfer an kleine und mittlere Unternehmen, Vol. 3, Nomos, Baden-Baden.
Discussion and Working Papers
Pellens, Maikel, Bettina Peters, Martin Hud, Christian Rammer and Georg Licht (2021), Public R&D Investment in Economic Crises, DEM Discussion Paper, 2021-25, Luxembourg. Download
Dörr, Julian Oliver, Jan Kinne, David Lenz, Georg Licht and Peter Winker (2021), An Integrated Data Framework for Policy Guidance in Times of Dynamic Economic Shocks, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-062, Mannheim. Download
Diekhof, Josefine, Bastian Krieger, Georg Licht, Christian Rammer, Johannes Schmitt and Gero Stenke (2021), The Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Innovation, First In-sights from the German Business Sector, ZEW expert brief No. 21-06, Mannheim. Download
Dörr, Julian Oliver, Georg Licht and Simona Christine Murmann (2021), Corporate Insolvencies in Times of COVID-19, ZEW expert brief No. 21-04, Mannheim. Download
Dörr, Julian Oliver, Simona Christine Murmann and Georg Licht (2021), Small Firms and the COVID-19 Insolvency Gap, GROWINPRO Working Paper 2021/47. Download
Dörr, Julian Oliver, Simona Christine Murmann and Georg Licht (2021), The COVID-19 Insolvency Gap: First-Round Effects of Policy Responses on SMEs, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-018, Mannheim. Download
Pellens, Maikel, Bettina Peters, Martin Hud, Christian Rammer and Georg Licht (2020), Public R&D Investment in Economic Crises, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-088, Mannheim. Download
Kinne, Jan, Miriam Krüger, David Lenz, Georg Licht and Peter Winker (2020), Corona Pandemic Affects Companies Differently, Daily updated website analysis on the reaction of companies to the Corona pandemic in Germany, ZEW expert brief No. 20-05, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg, Bettina Peters and Christian Rammer (2019), Steuerliche Forschungsförderung in Deutschland, ZEW expert brief No. 19-02, Mannheim. Download
Diekhof, Josefine, Verena Eckl, Bastian Krieger, Georg Licht, Thu-Van Nguyen, Bettina Peters, Christian Rammer and Gero Stenke (2019), Knowledge Flows between Science and Industry and How to Measure Them, ZEW policy brief No. 19-09, Mannheim. Download
Comin, Diego, Georg Licht, Maikel Pellens and Torben Schubert (2019), Do Companies Benefit from Public Research Organizations? The Impact of the Fraunhofer Society in Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 19-006, Mannheim. Download
Behrens, Vanessa, Paul Hünermund, Sandra M. Leitner, Georg Licht and Bettina Peters (2018), Creating a single innovation market – Integration in the Eco-System, I3U Investigating the Impact of the Innovation Union – Deliverable D 4-3, Mannheim and Vienna. Download
Krieger, Bastian, Georg Licht and Maikel Pellens (2018), New Perspectives in European Innovation Policy, ZEW policy brief No. 18-07, Mannheim. Download
Bersch, Johannes, Josefine Diekhof, Bastian Krieger, Georg Licht and Simona Christine Murmann (2018), Falling Productivity Growth, Widening Productivity Gaps, ZEW policy brief No. 18-04, Mannheim. Download
Comin, Diego, Georg Licht, Maikel Pellens and Torben Schubert (2018), Do Companies Benefit from Public Research Organizations? The Impact of the Fraunhofer Society in Germany, CIRCLE Working Paper Series, No.2018/07, Lund, Sweden. Download
Pellens, Maikel, Bettina Peters, Martin Hud, Christian Rammer and Georg Licht (2018), Public Investment in R&D in Reaction to Economic Crises – A Longitudinal Study for OECD Countries, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-005, Mannheim. Download
Behrens, Vanessa, Paul Hünermund, Sandra M. Leitner, Georg Licht and Bettina Peters (2017), Creating a Single Innovation Market – State of Implementation and Direct Impact Assessment, I3U Investigating the Impact of the Innovation Union – Deliverable D 4-2, Mannheim and Wien. Download
Pellens, Maikel and Georg Licht (2017), Business Angels: Crucial Elements of the European Financial Ecosystem, ZEW policy brief No. 17-05, Mannheim. Download
Behrens, Vanessa, Paul Hünermund, Sandra M. Leitner, Georg Licht and Bettina Peters (2016), Creating a Single Innovation Market – Literature Review and Data Collection, I3U Investigating the Impact of the Innovation Union – Deliverable D 4-1, Mannheim and Wien. Download
Pellens, Maikel, Bettina Peters, Christian Rammer and Georg Licht (2016), Public Investment in R&D in Reaction to Economic Crises – A Longitudinal Study for OECD Countries, SPINTAN – Policy Brief No. 12, Brussels. Download
Pellens, Maikel, Bettina Peters, Christian Rammer and Georg Licht (2016), Public Investment in R&D in Reaction to Economic Crises - A Longitudinal Study for OECD Countries, SPINTAN Working Paper Series No. 16 . Download
Hünermund, Paul and Georg Licht (2016), Die gemeinsame Programmierung in der europäischen Innovations- und Technologiepolitik, Ökonomenstimme Download
Hünermund, Paul and Georg Licht (2016), Joint Programming in European Science and Technology Policy , VOX CEPR Policy Portal Download
Crass, Dirk, Georg Licht and Bettina Peters (2014), Intangible Assets and Investments at the Sector Level – Empirical Evidence for Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-049, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and Bettina Peters (2014), Do Green Innovations Stimulate Employment - Firm-level Evidence From Germany, WWW for Europe Working Paper 53, Mannheim. Download
Bertschek, Irene, Holger Bonin, Jürgen Egeln, Clemens Fuest, Friedrich Heinemann, Kai Hüschelrath, Marcus Kappler, Georg Licht, Andreas Löschel and Michael Schröder (2013), Herausforderungen für die deutsche Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik in der Legislaturperiode 2013-2017, ZEW policy brief No. 13-08, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and Bettina Peters (2013), The Impact of Green Innovation on Employment Growth in Europe, WWW for Europe Working Paper 50, Mannheim. Download
Aschhoff, Birgit, Georg Licht and Paula Schliessler (2013), Who drives smart growth? The contribution of small and young firms to inventions in sustainable technologies, WWWforEurope project Working Paper no 47, Brussel. Download
Licht, Georg, Oliver Pfirrmann, Robert Strohmeyer, Stephan Heinrich, Vartuhi Tonoyan, Thomas Eckert, Michael Woywode, Dirk Crass and Mark O. Sellenthin (2012), Begleit- und Wirkungsforschung zur Hightech-Strategie: Ex-Post-Evaluierung der Fördermaßnahmen BioChance und BioChancePlus im Rahmen der Systemevaluierung , ZEW-Dokumentation No. 12-05, Mannheim. Download
Aschhoff, Birgit, Michael Astor, Dirk Crass, Thomas Eckert, Stephan Heinrich, Georg Licht, Christian Rammer, Daniel Riesenberg, Niclas Rüffer, Robert Strohmeyer, Vartuhl Tonoyan and Michael Woywode (2012), Systemevaluierung "KMU-innovativ", ZEW-Dokumentation No. 12-04, Mannheim. Download
Peters, Bettina, Martin Hud, Christian Köhler and Georg Licht (2012), Ökonomische Bewertung von staatlichen Investitionen in Forschung und Innovation, Studien zum deutschen Innovationssystem, Nr. 15-2012, Berlin. Download
Peters, Bettina, Georg Licht, Dirk Crass and Andreas Kladroba (2009), Soziale Erträge der FuE-Tätigkeit in Deutschland, Studien zum deutschen Innovationssystem 15-2009, Mannheim und Essen. Download
Büttner, Thiess, Thomas Cleff, Jürgen Egeln, Georg Licht, Georg Metzger, Michael Overesch, Christian Rammer and Wissenschaftler des DIW (2006), Innovationsbarrieren und internationale Standortmobilität - Eine Studie im Auftrag der IG BCE, Chemieverbände Rheinland-Pfalz und der BASF Aktiengesellschaft, ZEW-Dokumentation No. 06-05, Mannheim. Download
Czarnitzki, Dirk and Georg Licht (2005), Additionality of Public R&D Grants in a Transition Economy: The Case of Eastern Germany, Katholische Universiteit Leuven, Department of Applied Economics KU Leuven, Dept. of Applied Economics Paper No. OR 0528, Leuven.
Kaiser, Ulrich, Georg Licht, Thomas Rønde and Cédric Schneider (2005), Patenting Activity in Denmark, CEBR 2005-09, Copenhagen, dk.
Kaiser, Ulrich, Georg Licht, Thomas Rønde and Cédric Schneider (2005), Patenting Activity in Denmark, CEBR DP 2005-09, Copenhagen, dk.
Czarnitzki, Dirk and Georg Licht (2004), Die Rolle der Innovationsförderung im Aufholprozess Ostdeutschlands, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-68, Mannheim, published in: D. Engel (Hrsg.), Mittelstandsfinanzierung, Basel II und die Wirkung öffentlicher und privater Kapitalhilfen, Veröffentlichung des Round Table Mittelstandes Bd. 5, Berlin. Download
Czarnitzki, Dirk, Thorsten Doherr, Andreas Fier, Georg Licht and Christian Rammer (2003), Öffentliche Förderung der Innovationsaktivitäten von Unternehmen in Deutschland, Studien zum deutschen Innovationssystem, 17-03, Mannheim. Download
Bürgel, Oliver, Andreas Fier, Georg Licht and Gordon Murray (2001), Timing of International Market Entry of UK and German High-Tech Start-Ups, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 01-51, Mannheim. Download
Bürgel, O., Andreas Fier, Georg Licht and G. Murray (2000), Internationalisation of High-Tech Start-Ups and Fast Growth-Evidence for UK and Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-35, Mannheim. Download
Ebling, Günther, Sandra Gottschalk, Norbert Janz, Georg Licht and Hiltrud Niggemann (1999), Zukunftsperspektiven der deutschen Wirtschaft - Innovationsaktivitäten im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe. Befragung 1998, Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim.
Bürgel, O., Andreas Fier, Georg Licht, G. Murray and E. A. Nerlinger (1998), The Internationalisation of British and German Start-Up Companies in High-Technology Industries, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 98-34, Mannheim. Download
Kaiser, Ulrich and Georg Licht (1998), R&D cooperation and R&D intensity: Theory and Micro-Econometric Evidence for Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 98-32, Mannheim. Download
Blechinger, D., A. Kleinknecht, Georg Licht and Friedhelm Pfeiffer (1998), The Impact of Innovation on Employment in Europe - An Analysis Using CIS Data, ZEW-Dokumentation No. 98-02, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and E. A. Nerlinger (1997), New Technology-Based Firms in Germany: A Survey of Recent Evidence, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-18, Mannheim, published in: Research Policy, Vol. 26,pp. 1005-1022. Download
Licht, Georg and Dietmar Moch (1997), Innovation und Information Technology Services, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-20, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and H. Stahl (1997), Ergebnisse der Innovationserhebung 1996, ZEW-Dokumentation No. 97-07, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and K. Zoz (1996), Patents and R&D. An Econometric Investigation Using Applications for German, Europeans and US Patents by German Companies, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 96-19, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg, W. Schnell and H. Stahl (1996), Ergebnisse der Innovationserhebung 1995, ZEW-Dokumentation No. 96-05, Mannheim.
Felder, J., Georg Licht, E. Nerlinger and H. Stahl (1995), Appropriability, Opportunity, Firm Size and Innovation Activity, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 95-21, Mannheim. Download
Felder, Johannes, Dietmar Harhoff, Georg Licht, E. A. Nerlinger and H. Stahl (1995), Innovationsverhalten der deutschen Wirtschaft. Ein Vergleich zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland, ZEW-Dokumentation No. 95-03, Mannheim. Download
Felder, Johannes, Dietmar Harhoff, Georg Licht, E. A. Nerlinger and H. Stahl (1994), Innovationsverhalten der deutschen Wirtschaft - Ergebnisse der Innovationserhebung 1993, ZEW-Dokumentation No. 94-01, Mannheim. Download
Felder, Johannes, Dietmar Harhoff, Georg Licht, E. Nerlinger and H. Stahl (1994), Innovationsverhalten der deutschen Wirtschaft. Methodenbericht zur Innovationserhebung 1993, ZEW-Dokumentation No. 94-06, Mannheim. Download
Felder, J., Georg Licht, E. Nerlinger and M. Smid (1993), Ergebnisse zu der Piloterhebung zum Mannheimer Innovations Panel, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-22, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and Dietmar Harhoff (1993), Das Mannheimer Innovationspanel, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-21, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and H. Seitz (1993), The Impact of the Provision of Public Infrastructures on Regional Economic Development in Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-13, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and H. Seitz (1993), Regional Productivity Growth and Investments in Public Infrastructure: The Case of Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-10, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg, Viktor Steiner and G. Flaig (1993), Testing for State Dependence Effects in a Dynamic Model of Male Unemployment Behaviour, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-07, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and Viktor Steiner (1993), Assimilation, Labour Market Experience and Earning Profiles of Temporary and Permanent Immigrant Workers in Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-06, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and Viktor Steiner (1992), Where have all the Workers Gone? Employment Dynamics in East Germany Wake of the Currency Union, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 92-12, Mannheim. Download
Expertises
Diekhof, Josefine, Bastian Krieger, Georg Licht and Christian Rammer (2021), Stand der Messung von Interaktionen zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft im internationalen Vergleich, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Mannheim. Download
Heinemann, Friedrich, Albrecht Bohne, Patrick Breithaupt, Thorsten Doherr, Georg Licht, Thomas Niebel and Michael Thöne (2021), Studie zur Einführung einer Zukunftsquote, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Mannheim. Download
Bersch, Johannes, Enrico De Monte, Nadine Hahn and Georg Licht (2021), Industry and Productivity Dynamics in Germany, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh. Download
Schmitt, Johannes, Gero Stenke, Josefine Diekhof, Bastian Krieger, Georg Licht and Christian Rammer (2021), Unternehmenskultur als Resilienzfaktor? Forschen und Entwickeln in der Pandemie, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Foschung (BMBF), Essen. Download
Dörr, Julian Oliver, Sandra Gottschalk, Jan Kinne, David Lenz and Georg Licht (2020), Mittelständische Unternehmen in der Corona - Krise im Spiegel ihrer Webseiten, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi), Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg, Bettina Peters, Christian Rammer and Steffen Kinkel (2020), Definition von FuE im Maschinenbau vor dem Hintergrund einer Forschungsförderung, Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. (VDMA), Mannheim. Download
Rammer, Christian, Florence Blandinières, Bettina Peters, Martin Hud and Georg Licht (2020), Höhe von Fördersätzen in der steuerlichen FuE‐Förderung, Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung, Mannheim. Download
Rammer, Christian, Angela Jäger, Bastian Krieger, Christian Lerch, Georg Licht, Bettina Peters and Alfred Spielkamp (2018), Produktivitätsparadoxon im Maschinenbau, IMPULS-Stiftung, Mannheim und Karlsruhe. Download
Peters, Bettina, Martin Hud, Christian Rammer and Georg Licht (2018), Zur Notwendigkeit einer steuerlichen FuE-Förderung auch für „Midrange Companies“, VDMA e.V., Mannheim. Download
Ali, Sana, Marius Berger, Tiago Botelho, Jean-Noël Duvy, Chiara Frencia, Philippe Gluntz, Aurélie Delater, Georg Licht, Jacopo Losso and Maikel Pellens (2017), Understanding the Nature and Impact of the Business Angels in Funding Research and Innovation. Final Report, European Commission, Brussels. Download
Hünermund, Paul, Georg Licht and Christian Rammer (2016), Evaluierung der nationalen Förderung im Förderprogramm Eurostars 1 (2008-2013), Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Mannheim. Download
Bersch, Johannes, Jürgen Egeln and Georg Licht (2016), Finanzierungsökosystem Baden-Württemberg: Analyse der Angebotsseite, L-Bank, Staatsbank für Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim. Download
Vignetti, Silvia, Mike Coye, Emanuela Sirtori, Mark Whittle, Julie Pellegrin and Georg Licht (2016), Support to SMEs - Increasing Research and Innovation in SMEs and SME Development. Final Report. Work Package 2, European Commission, Brussels. Download
Gottschalk, Sandra, Michaela Niefert, Georg Licht, Simona Christine Murmann, Annegret Hauer, Detlef Keese and Michael Woywode (2014), Die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Familienunternehmen, Stiftung Familienunternehmen, München. Download
Makarow, Marja, Georg Licht, Isabel Caetano, Dirk Czarnitzki and Sirin Elçi (2014), Final Evaluation of the Eurostars Joint Programme, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Brussels. Download
Licht, Georg, Bettina Peters, Christian Köhler and Franz Schwiebacher (2014), The Potential Contribution of Innovation Systems to Socio-Ecological Transition, European Commission, Mannheim. Download
Bonin, Holger, Clemens Fuest, Friedrich Heinemann, Georg Licht, Andreas Löschel, Oliver Schenker and Michael Schröder (2014), 2014 Elections to the European Parliament: Economic Challenges for Europe, Mannheim. Download
Gottschalk, Sandra and Georg Licht (2013), Finanzierung von jungen Unternehmen durch externes Eigenkapital in Deutschland. Auswertungen aus dem Mannheimer Unternehmenspanel (MUP), Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi), Mannheim. Download
Egeln, Jürgen, Helmut Fryges, Diana Heger, Daniel Höwer, Georg Licht and Bettina Müller (2013), Gründungsaktivitäten im Hightech-Bereich in Baden-Württemberg, Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim. Download
Müller, Bettina, Jürgen Egeln, Daniel Höwer, Georg Licht and Martin Murmann (2012), Hightech-Gründungen in Deutschland. Gründungsdynamik im ITK-Sektor, Studie im Auftrag von BITKOM Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien e.V., Mannheim. Download
Rammer, Christian, Birgit Aschhoff, Dirk Crass, Thomas Eckert, Georg Licht, Michael Astor, Stephan Heinrich, Daniel Riesenberg, Michael Woywode, Robert Strohmeyer, Vartuhi Tonoyan and Niclas Rüffer (2012), Begleit- und Wirkungsforschung zur Hightech-Strategie: Systemevaluierung KMU-innovativ, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Mannheim und Berlin. Download
Licht, Georg, Dirk Crass, Thomas Eckert, Mark O. Sellenthin, Oliver Pfirrmann, Stephan Heinrich, Robert Strohmeyer, Vartuhi Tonoyan and Michael Woywode (2012), Ex-Post-Evaluierung der Fördermaßnahmen BioChance und BioChancePlus , Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg and Bettina Peters (2012), Employment, Innovation and Welfare: A Comparative Study of Europe and China, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Mannheim.
Hunold, Matthias, Ulrich Laitenberger, Georg Licht, Vigen Nikogosian, André Stenzel, Hannes Ullrich and Christoph Wolf (2011), Modernisierung der Konzentrationsberichterstattung, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi), Mannheim. Download
Heger, Diana, Daniel Höwer, Bettina Müller and Georg Licht (2011), High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland - Von Tabellenführern, Auf- und Absteigern: Regionale Entwicklung der Gründungstätigkeit, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Crass, Dirk, Georg Licht and Bettina Peters (2010), Intangible Assets and Investments at the Sector Level – Empirical Evidence for Germany, EU Kommission, Mannheim. Download
Gottschalk, Sandra, Daniel Höwer, Georg Licht, Michaela Niefert, Annegret Hauer, Detlef Keese, Michael Woywode and in Zusammenarbeit mit Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. (2010), Generationenwechsel im Mittelstand. Herausforderungen und Erfolgsfaktoren aus der Perspektive der Nachfolger, Baden-Württembergische Bank, Stuttgart. Download
Metzger, Georg, Diana Heger, Daniel Höwer and Georg Licht (2010), High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland - Hemmnisse junger Unternehmen., in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Metzger, Georg, Diana Heger, Daniel Höwer and Georg Licht (2010), High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland - Zum Mythos des jungen High-Tech-Gründers, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Crass, Dirk, Georg Licht, Bettina Peters and Wolfgang Sofka (2009), Time Series Estimates of Intangible Investments – Sensitivity Analysis for Germany, EU Kommission, Mannheim. Download
Grimpe, Christoph, Katrin Cremers, Thomas Eckert, Thorsten Doherr, Georg Licht and Mark O. Sellenthin (2009), Studie zur Beteiligung am 6. Forschungsrahmenprogramm der Europäischen Union, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Mannheim. Download
Sellenthin, Mark O., Christian Rammer and Georg Licht (2009), Indikatoren zur Innovationskraft Deutschlands im internationalen Vergleich und aktuelle Entwicklungen der Innovationspolitik, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Mannheim. Download
Heger, Diana, Daniel Höwer, Georg Licht, Georg Metzger and Wolfgang Sofka (2009), High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland - Optimismus trotz Krise, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Licht, Georg (2009), Analysing and Evaluating the Impact on Innovation of Publicly-Funded Research Programmes, Europäische Kommission, Brüssel. Download
Hüschelrath, Kai, Nina Leheyda, Patrick Beschorner, Georg Licht, Spyros Arvanitis, Martin Wörter and Heinz Hollenstein (2008), Studien zu den Wirkungen des Kartellgesetzes, Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO, Bern, Mannheim und Zürich. Download
Gude, Hardy, Karsten Kohn, Hannes Spengler, Sandra Gottschalk, Sarah Kanzen, Georg Licht, Kathrin Schopen and Michaela Niefert (2008), KfW/ZEW-Gründungspanel für Deutschland, Mannheim. Download
Metzger, Georg, Daniel Höwer and Georg Licht (2008), Exporttätigkeit junger High-Tech-Unternehmen, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Metzger, Georg, Michaela Niefert and Georg Licht (2008), High-Tech-Gruendungen in Deutschland - Trends, Strukturen, Potenziale, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Polt, Wolfgang, Nicolas Vontoras, Luke Georghiou, Georg Licht and andere (2007), IST Evaluation and Monitoring, European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society and Media, Brussels. Download
Rammer, Christian, Bettina Peters and Georg Licht (2007), Entwicklung der FuE-Ausgaben 2007, Einstellung zusätzlichen FuE-Personals und die Rolle der Hightech-Strategie, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Mannheim. Download
Fryges, Helmut, Sandra Gottschalk, Georg Licht and Kathrin Schopen (2007), Hightech-Gründungen und Business Angels, Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi), Mannheim. Download
Gottschalk, Sandra, Helmut Fryges, Georg Metzger, Diana Heger and Georg Licht (2007), Start-ups zwischen Forschung und Finanzierung: Hightech-Gründungen in Deutschland, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Egeln, Jürgen, Birgit Gehrke, Harald Legler, Georg Licht, Christian Rammer and Ulrich Schmoch (2007), Bericht zur technologischen Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands 2007, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Bonn, Berlin. Download
Niefert, Michaela, Georg Metzger, Diana Heger and Georg Licht (2006), Hightech-Gründungen in Deutschland: Trends und Entwicklungsperspektiven, Mannheim. Download
Rammer, Christian, Georg Licht and Patrick Beschorner (2005), Vor- und Nachteile der geplanten "Risk-Sharing Finance Facility“ (RSFF) im 7. EU-Rahmenprogramm, Mannheim. Download
Rammer, Christian, Georg Licht and Patrick Beschorner (2005), The planned “Risk-Sharing Finance Facility” (RSFF) in the 7th EU Framework Programme: A First Appraisal, Mannheim. Download
Czarnitzki, Dirk, Andreas Fier, Oliver Heneric, Katrin Hussinger, Georg Licht, Elisabeth Müller and Wolfgang Sofka (2004), European competitiveness report 2004, European Commission, Brussels. Download
Rammer, Christian, Wolfgang Polt, Jürgen Egeln, Georg Licht, Andreas Schibany, Andreas Fier, Günther Ebling and Franziska Steyer (2004), Internationale Trends der Forschungs- und Innovationspolitik - Fällt Deutschland zurück?, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Berlin. Download
Heinemann, Friedrich, Andreas Ammermüller, Marcus Kappler, Margit Kraus, Hendrik Lambrecht, Georg Licht, Christian Rammer, Klaus Rennings and Tobias Schmidt (2004), The Suitability of Structural Indicators for the Assessment of EU Countries' Economic Performance with a Particular Focus on Economic Reforms, Bundesministerium der Finanzen, Mannheim. Download
Heinemann, Friedrich, Andreas Ammermüller, Jürgen Egeln, Marcus Kappler, Margit Kraus, Hendrik Lambrecht, Georg Licht, Christian Rammer, Klaus Rennings and Tobias Schmidt (2004), Eignung von Strukturindikatoren als Instrument zur Bewertung der ökonomischen Performance der EU-Mitgliedstaaten, Mannheim. Download
Keilbach, Max and Georg Licht (2002), RTD Evaluation Toolbox, Sevilla. Download
Moch, Dietmar, Matthias Almus, Thomas Eckert, Dietmar Harhoff, Thomas Hempell and Georg Licht (2002), Einsatzmöglichkeiten hedonischer Techniken in der amtlichen Verbraucherpreisstatistik Deutschlands, Mannheim.
Fier, Andreas and Georg Licht (1999), Management Training in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, OECD (PARIS), Paris.
Research Reports
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Projects
Current Projects
- Project Duration 01.04.2022 - 31.03.2025Standards and Standardization Processes as a Recursive Transfer Channel for Transdisciplinary Knowledge
- Project Duration 01.12.2021 - 30.09.2026BERD@NFDI for Business, Economic and Related Data
- Project Duration 01.07.2021 - 30.06.2024The Effect of Innovation Policy on China’s Competitiveness and the Reaction of Firms in Germany
- Project Duration 01.04.2021 - 30.04.2024Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas: Incidence, Determinants and Regional Economic Effects
- Project Duration 01.04.2021 - 31.03.2024Dynamic Text Data Based Output Indicators as Base of a New Innovation Metric
- Project Duration 01.07.2019 - 30.06.2022Business and Economic Research Data Center (BERD-Center)
- Project Duration 01.01.2019 - 30.06.2022Growth Welfare Innovation and Productivity
- Project Duration 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2023IAB/ZEW Start-up Panel
- Project Duration 01.07.2005 - 31.12.2022M&A-Report
- Project Duration 01.03.1995 - 30.11.2025Mannheim Innovation Panel: Innovation Activities of Enterprises in Germany
Finished Projects
- Project Duration 01.05.2021 - 31.07.2021Study to Design a Future Share of Public Spending
- Project Duration 01.04.2020 - 31.07.2020Medium-sized Companies in the Corona Crisis Reflected in their Website Contents
- Project Duration 01.04.2020 - 30.06.2021Entrepreneurship and Productivity
- Project Duration 01.11.2019 - 30.06.2020Evaluation of the KfW Programme "ERP Digitalisation and Innovation Loan"
- Project Duration 01.09.2019 - 30.11.2019R&D in the Mechanical Engineering Industry and the Planned R&D Tax Incentive
- Project Duration 01.05.2019 - 31.12.2019The Role of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Germany and Europe and the Access to the Chinese Market for German and European Firms in the Context of M&A
- Project Duration 01.05.2019 - 29.02.2020Analysis of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Germany and the EU, and Vice Versa
- Project Duration 01.04.2019 - 30.04.2022Innovation Report North Rhine-Westfalia
- Project Duration 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2020Public Procurement and Firm Innovation
- Project Duration 01.11.2018 - 31.05.2021Indicators for Innovation Systems: Interactions Between the Science and the Business Sector and Absorptive Capacity of Firms
- Project Duration 01.08.2018 - 31.01.2019The Economic Contribution of Family Firms
- Project Duration 01.10.2017 - 30.09.2020Text Data Based Output Indicators as Base of a New Innovation Metric
- Project Duration 15.09.2017 - 30.11.2017Relevance of R&D Tax Incentives for Midrange Companies
- Project Duration 01.08.2017 - 31.03.2018Subsidy Rates for R&D Tax Incentives
- Project Duration 01.08.2017 - 30.06.2018Productivity Paradox in the Manufacturing of Machinery and Equipment Industry
- Project Duration 01.05.2017 - 31.01.2020ERT Economic Confidence Survey
- Project Duration 01.04.2017 - 31.03.2019Framework for the Analysis of Research and Adoption Activities and Their Macroeconomic Effects
- Project Duration 01.01.2017 - 31.07.2017The Economy of Baden-Wuerttemberg: Analysis of Structural Features and Future Perspectives in a National and International Comparison
- Project Duration 01.09.2016 - 31.08.2019InnovationStudio Leibniz: Development of Innovation Capabilities of Research Organisations and Integration of SMEs in Research Projects (Science4KMU)
- Project Duration 01.08.2016 - 30.11.2016The Economic Importance of Family Enterprises 2016
- Project Duration 15.01.2016 - 31.03.2017R&D Tax Incentives – Study on Design Options and Impacts
- Project Duration 15.12.2015 - 31.08.2017The Role and Impact of Business Angels in Financing Research and Innovation
- Project Duration 01.11.2015 - 30.06.2016Evaluation of the German Contribution to Eurostars 1
- Project Duration 01.11.2015 - 30.04.2016Evaluation of the BMWi Funding Program "INVEST – Grant for Venture Capital"
- Project Duration 01.06.2015 - 31.12.2015Financial System for Capital at Risk in Baden-Wuerttemberg: Supply Side Analyses
- Project Duration 01.03.2015 - 30.09.2018Investigating the Impact of the Innovation Union
- Project Duration 01.10.2014 - 31.03.2017Practices and Effects of Insolvency Procedures – An Empirical Analysis of the Economic Impacts of the Insolvency Reforms in Germany
- Project Duration 01.01.2014 - 30.09.2014The Economic Importance of Family Enterprises 2014
- Project Duration 01.12.2013 - 30.11.2016Smart Public Intangibles (SPINTAN)
- Project Duration 01.07.2013 - 31.10.2015Socio-Economic Assessment of the Danube Region: State of the Region, Challenges and Strategy Development
- Project Duration 01.04.2013 - 30.09.2014SEEK-Project 2013: What Do Legal Cartels Tell Us About Illegal Ones?
- Project Duration 01.02.2013 - 30.04.2016Creativity for Innovation and Growth in Europe
- Project Duration 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2013The Importance of SMEs for Radical Innovation in Europe
- Project Duration 01.07.2012 - 30.09.2012Financing of Young Firms by External Private Equity in Germany
- Project Duration 01.06.2012 - 31.10.2013SEEK-Project 2012: Why Do Governments Fund Applied Research Institutions? – Theory and Empirical Evidence from the German Fraunhofer Institutes
- Project Duration 01.04.2012 - 31.03.2016Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe
- Project Duration 01.02.2012 - 31.12.2012Firm Foundation Activities in Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Hightech Sector
- Project Duration 01.09.2011 - 31.08.2016Future Infrastructures for Meeting Energy Demands. Towards Sustainability and Social Compatibility
- Project Duration 01.08.2011 - 30.11.2011High-Tech Start-Ups in Germany 2011
- Project Duration 01.06.2011 - 31.10.2011The Economic Importance of Family Enterprises 2011
- Project Duration 01.01.2011 - 31.12.2011Evaluation of the Biotech R&D Support Programme of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Project Duration 24.11.2010 - 30.04.2012SEEK-Project 2010: Patent Litigation in Europe
- Project Duration 01.11.2010 - 31.05.2015Innovation Indicator
- Project Duration 01.11.2010 - 31.03.2012SEEK-Project 2010: Climate-Related Innovations, Crowding Out, and Their Impacts on Competitiveness
- Project Duration 01.10.2010 - 31.03.2011Effects of vertical relationships on retail competition at airports
- Project Duration 01.09.2010 - 31.12.2011Calculation of Hard-core Cartel Damages in Private Antitrust Enforcement
- Project Duration 01.06.2010 - 31.01.2011High-Tech Start-ups in Germany 2010
- Project Duration 01.04.2010 - 15.12.2011Modernization of the Concentration Reporting
- Project Duration 01.01.2010 - 31.03.2013Competition Network
- Project Duration 15.10.2009 - 30.09.2010Generation change in medium-sized businesses Challenges and success factors from the successors’ perspective
- Project Duration 01.09.2009 - 30.11.2011Employment, Innovation and Welfare: A Comparative Study of Europe and China
- Project Duration 01.09.2009 - 31.12.2010Impact of Competition and Entry on Innovation Inputs and Outputs – A comparative study using micro-data for selected EU countries and Japan
- Project Duration 01.05.2009 - 30.11.2009Unternehmensgründungen in Hochtechnologiebranchen in Deutschland 2009
- Project Duration 01.04.2009 - 30.11.2009The Economic Importance of Family Enterprises
- Project Duration 01.03.2009 - 31.07.2009The innovation performance of Germany in international comparison and recent trends in innovation policy
- Project Duration 01.02.2009 - 30.06.2009Broadband Infrastructure and Employment
- Project Duration 01.01.2009 - 31.12.2009Fiscal Impact of Tax Incentives for Business Research and Development
- Project Duration 01.12.2008 - 31.10.2009The German Research and Innovation System - the role of science, interaction and governance for technological performance from an international perspective
- Project Duration 01.10.2008 - 30.04.2013Employment in High-Tech Start-Ups: Analyses based on a new Link-Employer-Employee-Data Set
- Project Duration 15.07.2008 - 30.11.2008A Time Series Analysis of the Development in National R&D Intensities and National Public Expenditures on R&D
- Project Duration 15.07.2008 - 31.12.2011Monitoring and Evaluation of "KMU-innovativ" within the Hightech-Strategy
- Project Duration 01.04.2008 - 01.12.2011Competitiveness, Innovation and Intangible Investment in Europe
- Project Duration 15.02.2008 - 31.07.2008High-Tech Start-ups in Germany 2008
- Project Duration 01.12.2007 - 31.10.2008Evaluation of Germany’s participation in the 6th Framework Programme
- Project Duration 01.10.2007 - 30.09.2011Science and Technology Research in a Knowledge-based Economy (STRIKE)
- Project Duration 01.10.2007 - 31.05.2008Evaluation of the Economics Effects of the Swiss Cartel Act
- Project Duration 01.09.2007 - 31.01.2010The Impact of Interferences of the State on Investment Behaviour in the Telecommunications Sector and its indirect Effects on other Industries
- Project Duration 01.08.2007 - 15.07.2009Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Firm Performance - A Comparative Analysis for OECD Countries Based on Innovation Micro Data
- Project Duration 01.04.2007 - 28.02.2009Social benefits of R&D activities in Germany – an overview and new empirical results
- Project Duration 01.03.2007 - 31.05.2008ZEW High-Tech Start-up Panel
- Project Duration 01.02.2007 - 30.09.2007High-Tech Start-Ups and Business Angels
- Project Duration 01.01.2007 - 31.12.2009Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy (RNIC)
- Project Duration 01.12.2006 - 31.05.2008The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a policy agenda
- Project Duration 01.12.2006 - 31.12.2008Economic Aspects of Biotechnology
- Project Duration 15.11.2006 - 31.05.2007High-Tech Start-ups in Germany
- Project Duration 01.10.2006 - 30.11.2006Innovation and Technology Policy in the Framework of Technical Co-operation
- Project Duration 01.10.2006 - 30.04.2008An International Comparison of Academic Spin-Offs
- Project Duration 01.07.2006 - 31.07.2010Competition in the European Car Market
- Project Duration 01.07.2006 - 30.06.2009Explaining Productivity Growth in Europe, America and Asia
- Project Duration 01.01.2006 - 30.04.2007Evaluation, Innovation, Forschung, Informationtechnologie
- Project Duration 01.01.2006 - 22.04.2009Policy instruments to increase R&D expenditures: improving the policy mix
- Project Duration 01.01.2006 - 30.04.2009Impact of R&D Programmes on Innovation: an international comparison
- Project Duration 01.01.2006 - 30.06.2006High-Tech Start-ups in Germany
- Project Duration 15.12.2005 - 16.08.2006Study on the Impact of Mergers on Innovation in a Market
- Project Duration 01.12.2005 - 31.05.2008Innovation Watch - SYSTEMATIC
- Project Duration 15.11.2005 - 30.06.2007Report on Germany's Technological Performance 2007
- Project Duration 01.09.2005 - 31.12.2008Availability of External Capital and Employment Growth
- Project Duration 01.09.2005 - 30.09.2006Internationalisation of German Science and Research
- Project Duration 01.09.2005 - 30.09.2009Inventor Mobility, Knowledge Flows and Firm Productivity
- Project Duration 15.08.2005 - 30.11.2005Risk-Sharing Finance Facility of EIB for financing Community R&D projects: Short conceptual assessment
- Project Duration 01.01.2005 - 30.09.2005Measuring Competitiveness
- Project Duration 01.01.2005 - 31.05.2006The Value of Patents for Todays Economy and Society
- Project Duration 01.10.2004 - 30.09.2005VC and Firm Foundations - Assessment after the End of the DOT.COM Boom
- Project Duration 20.01.2004 - 31.05.2004EPO - Quality of European Patents in Germany
- Project Duration 01.01.2004 - 28.02.2007Human Capital, Patenting Activity and Technology Spillovers
- Project Duration 01.01.2004 - 31.12.2011Intellectual Property Rights, Appropriability and Competition in High-tech Industries
- Project Duration 01.01.2004 - 31.10.2004The European Automotive Industry: Competitiveness, Challenges, and Future Strategies
- Project Duration 01.08.2003 - 31.08.2005The Analysis of the German Biotechnology Sector
- Project Duration 01.07.2003 - 31.12.2003Employment and Demography: Improving Future Opportunities for the German Economy
- Project Duration 01.06.2003 - 31.01.2005Selecting Fields of Technology with Strategic Importance for Baden-Württemberg
- Project Duration 01.06.2003 - 31.01.2004Disclosure of Official Business Survey Data
- Project Duration 01.04.2003 - 31.12.2006Structural Modelling and Analysis of Strategic Competition and Mergers in Heterogenous-Product Markets
- Project Duration 01.01.2003 - 30.09.2005Direct Indicators for Commercialization of Research and Technology (INDICOM)
- Project Duration 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2006Integrating Innovation Into Computable General Equilibrium Models
- Project Duration 01.06.2002 - 31.01.2005Business Cycles Impacts on R&D and Innovation Behaviour of Large Firms and SMEs
- Project Duration 01.06.2002 - 31.08.2004International Comparison of Research and Innovation Policies
- Project Duration 01.03.2002 - 31.08.2005Determinants of Survival, Growth, and Internationalisation Behaviour of Young High-tech Firms in Germany and the United Kingdom
- Project Duration 01.01.2002 - 31.03.2006Legal Actions for Intellectual Property
- Project Duration 01.11.2001 - 31.07.2003Possible applications of new quantitative methods for impact analyses of public research subsidies
- Project Duration 01.11.2001 - 31.07.2002Public Promotion of Innovation Activities by Firms in Germany
- Project Duration 01.09.2001 - 31.07.2002Technological Performance of Mechanical Engineering Industry in Germany
- Project Duration 01.08.2001 - 30.09.2003Progress Report on East Germany’s Economic Research Institutes and Economic Development
- Project Duration 01.06.2001 - 31.12.2006Rising R&D Productivity or Increasing Propensity to Patent - What is Behind the Surge in Patent Applications in the 1990s
- Project Duration 01.06.2001 - 30.06.2006Analyses of Direct Project Funding to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
- Project Duration 01.03.2001 - 31.12.2003International Comparison of the Impacts of Quality Changes on Price Indices and Growth
- Project Duration 01.03.2001 - 31.12.2003Third Community Innovation Survey (CIS3)
- Project Duration 01.01.2001 - 30.09.2002Benchmarking Scientific and Technological Productivity in Europe
- Project Duration 01.12.2000 - 30.04.2002Application of Hedonic Techniques in the Consumer Price Index - Case of IT and Automobile
- Project Duration 01.10.2000 - 31.05.2005The Development of Young Firms
- Project Duration 01.06.2000 - 30.09.2001Innovation Paths in Mechanical Engineering
- Project Duration 01.04.2000 - 30.06.2001Lack of Qualified IT Personnel and Qualification Requirements. Empirical Analyses for Manufacturing Industry and Selected Service Sectors in Germany
- Project Duration 01.01.2000 - 31.05.2002Socio-Economic Evaluation of Public RTD Policies
- Project Duration 01.08.1999 - 31.07.2000Analysis of Actions for Infringement of Patents
- Project Duration 01.08.1999 - 31.03.2003Technology policy and private business R&D activities
- Project Duration 01.06.1999 - 31.07.2000Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Germany - Current State and Recommendations for Technology Policy
- Project Duration 01.06.1999 - 30.06.2000Guidelines the Future Innovation Policy of the EU
- Project Duration 01.03.1999 - 31.12.2001Management Training in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
- Project Duration 01.02.1999 - 31.08.2001Information Technology - a General Purpose Technology and its Impacts on Productivity
- Project Duration 01.01.1999 - 31.12.1999Actualization and Extension of the Foundation Data Bases for Western and Eastern Germany
- Project Duration 01.01.1999 - 31.07.2001Innovation-related Knowledge Flows in European Industry: Extent, Mechanisms, Implications
- Project Duration 01.10.1998 - 30.09.2000Survival, Growth and Fast Growth of Start-ups in Eastern and Western Germany
- Project Duration 01.02.1998 - 31.12.1998Venture Capital and Start-ups
- Project Duration 01.01.1998 - 31.12.2000Evaluation of the Liquidity and Bankruptcy Risks of Recently Established Companies
- Project Duration 01.01.1998 - 31.12.1998Thematic Evaluation of Structural Funds Impact in SMEs
- Project Duration 01.10.1997 - 31.07.1999Self-Employment and Firm Foundations in Europe
- Project Duration 31.08.1997 - 31.07.2000The Internationalisation of New Technology Based Firms
- Project Duration 01.04.1997 - 31.03.1999Locational Conditions and Development of Young, Innovative Companies
- Project Duration 01.01.1997 - 31.12.1998Patent Database Structure in Conjunction with Creditreform Data and Investigation of Firms' Patenting Strategies
- Project Duration 01.04.1996 - 31.05.2001Report on Germany's Technological Performance
- Project Duration 01.03.1996 - 30.04.1998Employment effects in the light of the transition from additive to integrated environmental technologies
- Project Duration 01.01.1996 - 31.12.1999Besteuerung, Investitionen und Innovation
- Project Duration 01.03.1995 - 31.12.1998Information Technology - Price Development and Productivity Effects
- Project Duration 01.01.1995 - 28.02.2010Trend Chart on Innovation in Europe
- Project Duration 01.01.1995 - 31.12.1998Human Capital, Qualification Structure and Labour Market Effects in the Structural and Demographic Change
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Organisation of Academic Conferences and Workshops
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Josefine Diekhof,
Bastian Krieger,
Bettina Gerhardt, Gero Stenke,
Dr. Georg Licht,
Das Produktivitätsparadox aus innovationsökonomischer Perspektive – Diagnose, Ursachen und Therapieansätze,
Berlin, Germany, 2018 -
Marc Ivaldi, Toulouse School of Ecnomics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Martin Peitz, Universität Mannheim, CEPR and ZEW, Volker Nocke, University of Oxford and CEPR, UK,
Dr. Georg Licht,
Conference,
Sixth CEPR School on Applied Industrial Organization,
ZEW, Germany, 2009 -
Marc Ivaldi, Toulouse School of Ecnomics and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Martin Peitz, Universität Mannheim, CEPR and ZEW, Volker Nocke, University of Oxford and CEPR, UK,
Dr. Georg Licht,
Conference,
Tenth CEPR Conference on Applied Industrial Organization,
ZEW, Germany, 2009 -
The Conference Board, National Science Foundation, Washington, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg,
Dr. Georg Licht,
Conference,
Advancing the Study of Innovation and Globalization in Organizations (ASIGO),
Nürnberg, Germany, 2009
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Josefine Diekhof,
Bastian Krieger,
Bettina Gerhardt, Gero Stenke,
Dr. Georg Licht,
Das Produktivitätsparadox aus innovationsökonomischer Perspektive – Diagnose, Ursachen und Therapieansätze,
Other Assessoring and Advisory Activities (also in the scope of a membership)
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2009 - 2010:
Sonstige,
European Commission, DG Research, Brussels, Belgium -
2009 - 2017:
Mitglied,
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Working Party of Industry Analysis (WPIA), Paris, France -
2009:
Mitglied,
European Commission, DG Research, Expert Group "The role of Community research policy in the knowledge-based economy", Brussels, Belgium -
2009:
Mitglied,
European Commission - Advisory Group on Knowledge for Growth, Brussels, Belgium -
2009 - 2016:
Wissenschaftlicher Beirat,
Mannheim IP Center (IZG), Germany -
2009:
Sonstige,
Board of Directors der European Summer School of Industrial Dynamics, Milan, Italy
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2009 - 2010:
Sonstige,

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