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The contribution of intangible assets to sectoral productivity growth in the EU

Niebel, Thomas; O'Mahony, Mary; Saam, Marianne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013

In this paper we report on new data on intangible investment at the level of 1-digit NACE industries of 10 EU countries. The data are constructed as a sectoral breakdown of the INTANInvest database, which contains measures of intangible investment at the level of the aggregate business sector....

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Are intangibles more productive in ICT-intensive industries? Evidence from EU countries

Chen, Wen; Niebel, Thomas; Saam, Marianne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

Using sectoral intangible investment data we confirm that intangible capital is a significant determinant of labour productivity growth. The sectoral setting further allows us to identify the differential impacts of intangible capital across industries with varying degrees of ICT intensity....

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University spinoffs and the 'performance premium'

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian; Toole, Andrew A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013

The creation of spinoff companies is often promoted as a desirable mechanism for transferring knowledge and …

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Noncognitive skills, school achievements and educational dropout

Coneus, Katja; Gernandt, Johannes; Saam, Marianne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

We analyse the determinants of dropout from secondary and vocational education in Germany using data from the Socio-Economic Panel from 2000 to 2007. In addition to the role of classical variables like family background and school achievements, we examine the effect of noncognitive skills. Both,...

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Exploring the relationship between scientist human capital and firm performance: The case of biomedical academic entrepreneurs in the SBIR program

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Toole, Andrew A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007

knowledge through the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research Program. Our conceptual framework assumes the nature of an …

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University research alliances, absorptive capacity, and the contribution of startups to employment growths

Toole, Andrew A.; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

This paper examines how university research alliances and other cooperative links with universities contribute to startup employment growth. We argue that 'scientific absorptive capacity' at the startup is critical for reaping the benefits from university research alliances, but not necessarily...

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Drivers for international innovation activities in developed and emerging countries

Schmiele, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities …’s competitive environment and the influence of innovation obstacles in the home country. In particular, the role of the potential … used to observe their impact on the decision to locate innovation activities in various countries and regions (China …

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Biomedical Academic Entrepreneurship Through the SBIR Program

Toole, Andrew A.; Czarnitzki, Dirk - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005

This paper considers the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program as a policy fostering academic …

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The contribution of international R&D to firm profitability

Peters, Bettina; Schmiele, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

The internationalisation of corporate R&D opens up the chances to participate in international knowledge sharing. This … organizational costs as well as risks of outgoing knowledge spillovers. In this paper we empirically address the question whether … Innovation Survey (CIS). The empirical results demonstrate that R&D location matters for profitability. Firms with both domestic …

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Intellectual property infringements due to R&D abroad? A comparative analysis between firms with international and domestic R&D activities

Schmiele, Anja - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

analysis rests on the German data from the Europe-wide Community Innovation Survey (CIS). We use a unique data set of about 900 … domestic innovation activities the later wave reports IP infringements. In a second analysis, the likelihood of infringements … from innovation host countries and no innovation host countries abroad is examined. Before the empirical analysis, an …

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