We investigate the contribution of different inputs, particularly different knowledge sources, on regional patenting … output in the framework of a knowledge production function. The knowledge sources included are R&D employment, size of public … departments, German Science Foundation (DFG), and from other sources. The contribution of these knowledge sources is tested …

Setting up an innovative new firm is a way of commercializing knowledge. The paper gives an overview of the extent of … new firm formation in knowledge intensive and in innovative German industries and their development. The founding of a new …

operating in knowledge intensive sectors and start-ups belonging to the remaining ones. This separation is done in order to … interpret the estimation results for start-ups in knowledge intensive sectors in a reliable way. The remaining firms serve as a …

The role of universities in the system of innovation changed dramatically in the last fifty years. This observation is … in the GDR but did not guarantee the success of the system of innovation. This study examines the process of discipline … innovation. Employing the method of collective biography this study demonstrates that the scientific elites in east and west …