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Industry-science connections in agriculture: Do public science collaborations and knowledge flows contribute to firm-level agricultural research productivity?

Toole, Andrew A.; King, John L. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

Prior research shows long-run productivity growth in agriculture is associated with increases in the stock of public scientific knowledge and private patented inventions. However, private inventions may be a function of the stock of public knowledge. In this paper, we examine the possibility...

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The design paradox: the contribution of in-house and external design activities on product market performance

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Thorwarth, Susanne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

This paper explores the contribution of design activities on product market performance of Belgian companies. While there is mounting evidence that design can be seen as a strategic tool to successfully spur sales of new product developments at the firm level, the topic of design innovation has...

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Publicly Funded R&D Collaborations and Patent Outcome in Germany

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Fier, Andreas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2003

The stimulation of co-operations and networks has become very popular in R&D policies in recent years. This study examines the development and the impact of publicly funded R&D consortia in Germany. The paper describes the history of R&D funding in Germany with a focus on the development of...

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The Relationship between R&D Collaboration, Subsidies and Patenting Activity: Empirical Evidence from Finland and Germany

Fier, Andreas; Ebersberger, Bernd; Czarnitzki, Dirk - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2006

This study focuses on the impact of innovation policies and R&D collaboration in Germany and Finland. We consider … collaboration and subsidies as heterogeneous treatments, and perform an econometric matching to analyze R&D and patent activity at … the firm level. In general, we find that collaboration has positive effects. In Germany, subsidies for individual research …

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The Relationship between R&D Collaboration, Subsidies and Patenting Activity: Empirical Evidence from Finland and Germany

Ebersberger, Bernd; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Fier, Andreas - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004

This study focuses on the impact of innovation policies and R&D collaboration in Germany and Finland. We consider … collaboration and subsidies as heterogeneous treatments, and perform an econometric matching to analyze patent activity at the firm … level. In general, we find that collaboration has positive effects. In Germany, subsidies for individual research do not …

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Democratisation versus accountability - should the European Parliament be given more powers?

Schwager, Robert - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1999

This paper challenges the assertion that European politics would be closer to the citizens´ preferences if decision …

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Independence and Accountability of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Committees

Mihailov, Alexander; Ullrich, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007

The democratic accountability of policymaking institutions which are autonomous within delegated mandates has not … received as much attention as their independence. We analyze in a theoretical model the effects of accountability in the form … expectations on target and output stabilization that is not solved with accountability. …

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