Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Innovationsökonomik und Unternehmensdynamik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-012 // 2024

    Regulatory Compliance With Limited Enforceability: Evidence From Privacy Policies

    The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 2018 introduced stringent transparency rules compelling firms to disclose, in accessible language, details of their data collection, processing, and use. The…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-010 // 2024

    Information Accessibility and Knowledge Creation: The Impact of Google’s Withdrawal From China on Scientific Research

    How important is Google for scientific research? This paper exploits the exogenous shock represented by Google’s sudden withdrawal of its services from mainland China to assess the importance of access to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-009 // 2024

    Public Procurement Can Hinder Innovation

    Public procurement accounts for 15 to 20 percent of global GDP and is considered an effective innovation policy. However, the detrimental effects of non-innovative public procurement - public procurement tenders…

  4. 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 own-ership using a comprehensive business…

  5. ZEW Monthly // 2024

    02/2024 – Innovationen

    In einer Zeit bahnbrechender Veränderungen und technologischer Revolutionen ist es für Deutschland von großer Bedeutung, innovativ zu bleiben und zukunftsfähige Geschäftsmodelle zu etablieren. Eine Kernfrage…

  6. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    Mandatory Financial Information Disclosure and Credit Ratings

    When firms are forced to publicly disclose financial information, credit rating agencies are generally expected to improve their risk assessments. Theory predicts such an information quality effect but also…