. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies are bound to central … directives. At the same time, 69 districts were allowed to opt for a decentralized organization. We evaluate the relative success … of both types of organizations. Compared to centralized organization, decentralized organization of welfare …

. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies are bound to central … directives. At the same time, 69 districts were allowed to opt for a decentralized organization. We evaluate the relative success … of both types of organizations. Compared to centralized organization, decentralized organization of welfare …

market mechanism. As a response, public instruments have been implemented to stimulate private innovation activities. The … Establishment Panel and apply various microeconometric methods to estimate the effect of public measures on innovation activities of …

This paper investigates whether firms innovate persistently or discontinuously over time using an innovation panel data … set on German manufacturing and service firms for the period 1994?2002. We find that innovation behaviour is permanent at … innovation experience, the results further highlight the important role of knowledge provided by skilled employees and unobserved …

In this paper we analyse the relationship between export and innovation activities of German service sector companies … using data from the 1997 wave of the Mannheim Innovation Panel in the Service Sector. There is a lot of support for the … Schumpeterian hypothesis of export activities being mainly driven by innovation activities. Factor endowment theories are only …

rich data set. The paper shows that innovation expenditures and investments in information and communication technologies …

outsourcing of R&D activities to contract research organizations and its implications for innovation performance. This paper …