Sind Regionen mit einer hohen industriellen Konzentration in Ostdeutschland innovativer als weniger spezialisierte Regionen? Dieser Frage geht der vorliegende Beitrag im Rahmen einer empirischen Analyse der regionsspezifischen Patentanmeldungen des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes in den Neuen...

Degree-level science and engineering skills as well as management and leadership skills are often referred to as a source of innovative activities within companies. Broken down by sectoral innovation patterns, this article examines the role of formal education and actual occupation for product...

Empirical evidence on the evolution of innovation networks within high-tech industries is still scant. We investigate network formation processes by analyzing the timing of firms to enter R&D cooperations, using data on laser source manufacturers in Germany, 1990-2010. Network measures are...

This study analyses empirically the effects of import competition on firm productivity (TFPQ) using administrative firm-level panel data from German manufacturing. We find that only import competition from high-income countries is associated with positive incentives for firms to invest in...