Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht die Untersuchung des Stellenwertes und der Bedeutung von Innova-tionsnetzwerken bei der Gründungsentscheidung und nach erfolgtem Markteintritt. Für Unterneh-mensgründungen aus Wirtschaftszweigen mit hoher Innovationsintensität werden die Implikationen, die aus...

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the role of universities in the innovation process. Against the background of theoretical considerations about the interrelation of innovation and the adaptation of external resources, the effects of university-based (knowledge) resources - together with other...

A key figure which can be applied to measuring inter-generational imbalances involved in existing public pension schemes is given by the implicit tax that is levied on each generation s life-time income through participation in these systems. The implicit tax arises from the fact that, quite...

To study whether current spending levels and public knowledge of them contribute to transatlantic differences in policy preferences, we implement parallel survey experiments in Germany and the United States. In both countries, support for increased education spending and teacher salaries falls...