Prof. Dr. Maikel Pellens is research associate at ZEW. He works in close cooperation with the Research Department “Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics”.
Prof. Dr. Maikel Pellens is an visiting professor at the University of Ghent, Belgium.
Selected Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Hussinger, Katrin and Maikel Pellens (2019), Scientific misconduct and accountability in teams, PLoS ONE 14(5), e0215962. Download
Hussinger, Katrin and Maikel Pellens (2019), Guilt by association: How scientific misconduct harms prior collaborators, Research Policy 48(2), 516-530. Download
Pellens, Maikel and Antonio Della Malva (2018), Corporate science, firm value, and vertical specialization: evidence from the semiconductor industry, Industrial and Corporate Change 27(3), 489-505. Download
Balsmeier, Benjamin and Maikel Pellens (2016), How much does it cost to be a scientist?, Journal of Technology Transfer 41, 469-505. Download
Czarnitzki, Dirk, Christoph Grimpe and Maikel Pellens (2015), Access to research inputs: open science versus the entrepreneurial university, Journal of Technology Transfer 40, 1050-1063. Download
Balsmeier, Benjamin and Maikel Pellens (2014), Who makes, who breaks: Which scientists stay in academe?, Economics Letters 122, 229-232. Download
Callaert, Julie, Maikel Pellens and Bart Van Looy (2014), Sources of inspiration? Making sense of scientific references in patents, Scientometrics 98, 1617-1629. Download
Monographs, Contributions to Edited Volumes
Berger, Marius, Georg Licht and Maikel Pellens (2018), Business Angels in Europa, in: Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland München, 439-445. Download
Discussion and Working Papers
Blandinières, Florence and Maikel Pellens (2021), Scientist’s Industry Engagement and the Research Agenda: Evidence From Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-001, 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
Krieger, Bastian, Maikel Pellens, Knut Blind and Torben Schubert (2020), Are Firms Withdrawing From Basic Research? An Analysis of Firm-Level Publication Behaviour in Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-083, Mannheim. Download
Anic, Ivan-Damir, Michele Cincera, Maja Jokic, Martin Hud, Andrea Mervar, Maikel Pellens, Bettina Peters and Anabela Santos (2019), Promoting Openness and Capitalizing on Europe’s Creative Potential – Integration in the Eco-System, I3U Investigating the Impact of the Innovation Union – Deliverable D 5-3, Brussels, Mannheim and Zagreb. 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
Krieger, Bastian, Georg Licht and Maikel Pellens (2018), New Perspectives in European Innovation Policy, ZEW policy brief No. 18-07, 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
Anic, Ivan-Damir, Michele Cincera, Maja Jokic, Martin Hud, Maikel Pellens, Bettina Peters, Edo Rajh, Anabela Santos and Bruno Skrinjaric (2017), Promoting Openness and Capitalizing on Europe’s Creative Potential – State of Implementation and Direct Impact Assessment, I3U Investigating the Impact of the Innovation Union – Deliverable D 5-2, Brussels, Mannheim and Zagreb. Download
Pellens, Maikel and Georg Licht (2017), Business Angels: Crucial Elements of the European Financial Ecosystem, ZEW policy brief No. 17-05, Mannheim. Download
Hussinger, Katrin and Maikel Pellens (2017), Guilt by Association: How Scientific Misconduct Harms Prior Collaborators, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-051, Mannheim. Download
Anic, Ivan-Damir, Michele Cincera, Maja Jokic, Martin Hud, Maikel Pellens, Bettina Peters and Anabela Santos (2016), Promoting Openness and Capitalizing on Europe’s Creative Potential – Literature Review and Data Collection, I3U Investigating the Impact of the Innovation Union – Deliverable D5-1, Brussels, Mannheim and Zagreb. 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
Pellens, Maikel and Antonio Della Malva (2016), Changing of the Guard: Structural Change and Corporate Science in the Semiconductor Industry, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 16-050, Mannheim. Download
Expertises
Blandinières, Florence, Bastian Krieger and Maikel Pellens (2021), Cluster Support Activities in the German Biotechnology Sector, State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, 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
Anciaux, David, Eurico Neves, Frans van der Zee, Annelieke van der Giessen, Christian Rammer and Maikel Pellens (2016), Mapping the regional embeddedness of the NMP programme. Final report of the project , European Commission, Brussels. Download
Events
Conference
- 02.07.2015 - 03.07.2015Sixth ZEW/MaCCI Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting
ZEW Lunch Debates
Expert Seminars
- 27.02.2018 - 28.02.2018Ökonometrie Eine praxisorientierte Einführung
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Teaching Activities and Stand-in Professors
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HS 2018:
Bloc
"E5074 Economics of Innovation and Intellectual Property",
University of Mannheim, Germany
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HS 2018:
Bloc
"E5074 Economics of Innovation and Intellectual Property",
Research Affiliations
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2017 - 2018:
Gastprofessur,
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgien
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2017 - 2018:
Gastprofessur,

Function
Research Associate
Doctoral degree/habilitation
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Doctoral degree/PhD
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium,
Thesis title: The motives and careers of scientists
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