Public procurement offers sizable market opportunities for young firms. We investigate the firm- and founder-level characteristics determining young firms’ decision to apply for public tenders, as well as the…
We study the implications of services trade for firm innovation. Using a quasiexperimental shift-share design, we find that access to foreign knowledge-related services improves the innovativeness of domestic…
The effects of public procurement requirements and voluntary standards on environmental product innovation Bastian Kriegera and Anne Rainvilleb This version: May 2025 Abstract Public procurement requirements and…
This paper explores a novel web-based indicator to examine how firms’ disclosure of university ties on their websites shapes their innovation performance. First, using data from the German Community Innovation…
New business formation is a key driver of regional transformation and development. While we know that a region's attractiveness for new businesses depends on its resources, infrastructure, and human capital, we…
