observations from Germany and Sweden. Applying a knowledge production function that gives the relationship between innovation input …

set embracing all IPOs that have occurred on Germany's Neuer Markt. Our main finding is that significant differences among …

establishment data for Germany. Following the approach by Battese and Coelli (1995), we estimate a stochastic production frontier …

-based firms in Germany and the UK, this paper applies logistic regressions and analyses empirically the probabilities of changing …

of firms in Western Germany and Eastern Germany as a transitional economy. Innovative activity has a positive impact on … firm value proxied by ratings in Western Germany, but a negative impact in Eastern Germany. We also consider future … financial distress, and find that R&D in Eastern German firms leads to higher default risk, in contrast to Western Germany …

econometric analysis of firm performance in Germany. Based on a unique panel data set with detailed information on almost 400 … Germany?s bank-based system of internal control, ownership concentration is harmful for productivity growth. …