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Does Public Scientific Research Complement Industry R&D Investment? The Case of NIH Supported Basic and Clinical Research and Pharmaceutical Industry R&D
Toole, Andrew A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
This research investigates the hypothesis that publicly funded scientific research complements private R&D investment in the pharmaceutical industry. New microlevel data on public research investment by the U.S. National Institutes of Health allow measures of basic and clinical research in seven...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097919
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Public R&D Policy: The Right Turns of the Wrong Screw? The Case of the German Biotechnology Industry
Fier, Andreas; Heneric, Oliver - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
The German biotechnology industry missed the accession of this key technology in the 1980s. Policy makers make different efforts to overcome shortcomings and recent gaps. Public funding schemes have been implemented to establish a flourish biotech industry in Germany. We assume that R&D policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097735
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The effects of corporate and country sustainability characteristics on the cost of debt: An international investigation
Hoepner, Andreas; Oikonomou, Ioannis; Scholtens, Bert; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into 470 loan agreements signed between 2005 and 2012 with borrowers based on 28 different countries across the world and operating in all major industries. Our principal findings...
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Short-term borrowing for long-term projects: Are family businesses more susceptible to 'irrational' financing choices?
Peters, Bettina; Westerheide, Peter - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
There are noticeable differences between the roles that various forms of credit financing play in family businesses and in other businesses. Family businesses take out more often bank loans specifically to finance investments and innovations, and they particularly often resort to the short-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869220
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The impact of public basic research on industrial innovation: Evidence from the pharmaceutical industry
Toole, Andrew A. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
While most economists believe that public scientific research fuels industry innovation and economic growth, systematic … size as a significant driver of drug innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, but they did not find any evidence … supporting science-driven innovation from publicly funded research. This paper uses new data on biomedical research investments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369495
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Erfolgsabhängige Vergütung: Ein sicherer Weg zur Steigerung der Leistung von Top-Managern?
Zwick, Thomas; Wolf, Elke; Beblo, Miriam - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2002
Dieser Beitrag zeigt auf Basis einer Befragung von Führungskräften eines internationalen Konzerns, unter welchen Bedingungen eine erfolgsabhängige Vergü-tung einen positiven Motivationseffekt erzielen kann. Neben einer positiven Ent-wicklung der Bonusauszahlung können weitere Faktoren die...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097841
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097877
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Are SRI funds conventional funds in disguise or do they live up to their name?
Nitsche, Christin; Schröder, Michael - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2015
In recent years, the socially responsible investing (SRI) industry has become an important segment of international capital markets by incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) factors into investment selection and management processes. This study analyses whether SRI mutual funds...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269124
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Fit and complementarity: cognitive distance and combined competence as predictors of co-operative R&D projects' outcomes in Europe
Zibell, Laurent; Allen, Peter M. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
This article considers cognitive distance and combined competence as predictors of concrete outcomes in co-operative Research and Development projects. The operationalisation is based upon a dedicated survey, answered by matched pairs of projects managers in partnering organisations, addressing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008500713
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Is there a Difference? The Performance Characteristics of SRI Equity Indexes
Schröder, Michael - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
Investments in socially responsible investments (SRI) are still a small, but growing segment of international capital markets. This study analyses whether a SRI screening process applied to equities results in a different performance outcome compared to relevant conventional benchmark indexes....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098046