Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Innovationsökonomik und Unternehmensdynamik

  1. ZEW policy brief Nr. 26-09 // 2026

    European Entrepreneurship: Trends in Start-ups and Scale-ups in France, Germany and the UK

    This policy brief examines entrepreneurial ecosystems in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom using data on more than nine million firm births between 2009 and 2023. The study aims to assess both the quantity…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 26-020 // 2026

    The Differential Economic Effects of Private Universities in Urban and Rural Regions

    This paper investigates whether the local economic effects of niche university actors depend on regional context. Focusing on private university campuses in Germany, it exploits their staggered foundation…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 26-018 // 2026

    Additional Award Criteria in Public Procurement Tenders and Firms’ Innovation Performance Heterogeneity

    Public procurement is widely regarded as an important instrument to foster innovation. We examine how additional award criteria beyond price relate to firms’ realized innovation performance by combining…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 26-019 // 2026

    Identifying Circular Public Procurement with Large Language Models: An Application to Firm-Level Circular Innovation

    Policy makers increasingly recognize circular public procurement as a demand-pull instrument for stimulating the transition to a circular economy. However, empirical studies on circular public procurement have…

  5. ZEW policy brief Nr. 26-07 // 2026

    Private Hochschulcampi stärken die lokale Wirtschaft – insbesondere in weniger städtischen Regionen

    Die regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung bleibt in Deutschland eine zentrale politische Herausforderung. Hochschulen werden häufig als mögliche Treiber lokaler Entwicklung angesehen. Für private Hochschulcampi war…