of the hypotheses raised in this literature. It employs the data of the first wave of the Mannheim Innovation Panel …&D we also used the concept of total innovation expenditures to capture the importance of non R& D innovation activities … which are especially important for small firms. (3) We give reliable estimates on the occurrence of R&D and innovation …

This paper deals with the innovation behavior and the R&D activities at the firm level in East Germany. The theoretical … innovation and R&D lack at the firm level. …

impact of public technology policies on innovation of firms located in Eastern Germany. The main question is whether public … funding stimulates innovation activities or whether crowding-out effects between public and private means occur. A … companies would have invested remarkably less if they had not participated in public innovation policy schemes. …

This study analyzes the effects of public R&D policy schemes on the innovation activities of firms located in Eastern … their innovation activities by about four percentage points. …

We study how profit taxation affects plants' R&D spending and innovation activities. Relying on geocoded survey panel …