Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Innovationsökonomik und Unternehmensdynamik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-023 // 2024

    Location Factors and Ecosystem Embedding of Sustainability-Engaged Blockchain Companies in the US. A Web-Based Analysis

    While many digital technologies provide opportunities for creating business models with an impact on sustainability, some technologies, especially blockchain applications, are often criticized for harming the…

  2. Discussion und Working Paper // 2024

    The Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and Ownership

    We study the evolution of patenting in China from 1985-2019. We use a Large Language Model to measure patent importance based on patent abstracts and classify patent ownership using a comprehensive business…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    Heterogeneous university funding programs and regional firm innovation: An empirical analysis of the German Excellence Initiative

    This paper estimates the effect of heterogeneous university funding programs within the German Excellence Initiative on a regional firm’s probability to innovate by using a multi-valued two-way fixed effects…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-020 // 2024

    Consumers’ Response to Price Increases: Evidence From Gasoline Markets

    Understanding how consumers respond to price increases is key when designing price-related policies. Using microdata on vehicle usage and paid fuel prices, I analyze consumers’ response, focusing on three…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-018 // 2024

    Adoption and Diffusion of Blockchain Technology

    A widespread approach to measuring the innovative capacity of companies, sectors, and regions is the analysis of patents and trademarks or the use of surveys. In emerging digital technologies this approach may,…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-016 // 2024

    The Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and Ownership

    We study the evolution of patenting in China from 1985-2019. We use a Large Language Model to measure patent importance based on patent abstracts and classify patent ownership using a comprehensive business…