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Public research and industrial innovations in Germany
Beise, Marian; Stahl, Harald - 1998
This paper deals with the effects of publicly funded research at universities, polytechnics and federal research labs on industrial innovations in Germany. We discuss the characteristics of companies that benefit from the findings of public research institutions. In questioning 2,300 companies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297597
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Mapping innovative clusters in national innovation systems
Spielkamp, Alfred; Vopel, Katrin - 1998
In the following paragraphs we will discuss the ?mapping of innovative clusters in national innovation systems?. For … Innovation Survey (which is comparable with CIS data). The Community Innovation Survey (CIS) is an initiative of the EU … innovation systems, highlight the outline conditions for innovations in Germany, focusing above all on the basis of innovations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297603
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Industrial research versus development investment: the implications of financial constraints
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Hottenrott, Hanna; Thorwarth, Susanne - 2009
Previous literature provided evidence on financing constraints for investment in R&D activities due to capital market imperfections and special features of R&D investments. Moreover, it has been shown that a shift in capital structure towards more debt, results in a reduction of R&D investments....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299174
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Geographical clustering and the effectiveness of public innovation programs
Crass, Dirk; Rammer, Christian; Aschhoff, Birgit - 2016
The paper analyzes how geographical clustering of beneficiaries might affect the effectiveness of public innovation … facilitate innovation through knowledge spillovers and other localization advantages. Public innovation support programs may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011571076
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Public procurement as an innovation policy: Where do we stand?
Chiappinelli, Olga; Giuffrida, Leonardo M.; Spagnolo, … - 2023
Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To …? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature survey of research on public procurement of innovation (PPI …: i) Does PPI spur innovation? ii) How should PPI be designed to best spur innovation? iii) What are the main barriers to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013502149
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Energy Biased Technical Change: A CGE Analysis
Löschel, Andreas; Otto, Vincent M.; Dellink, Rob B. - 2005
This paper studies energy bias in technical change. For this purpose, we develop a computable general equilibrium model that builds on endogenous growth models. The model explicitly captures links between energy, the rate and direction of technical change, and the economy. We derive the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297442
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Detecting Behavioural Additionality: An Empirical Study on the Impact of Public R&D Funding on Firms' Cooperative Behaviour in Germany
Fier, Andreas; Aschhoff, Birgit; Löhlein, Heide - 2006
Subsidising research networks has become a popular instrument in technology policies, driven mainly by expected positive spillovers. In particular, the stimulation of R&D co-operation between scientific institutions and industry is considered as most promising. In the context of policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297545
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Innovation Success of Non-R&D-Performers: Substituting Technology by Management in SMEs
Spielkamp, Alfred; Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - 2008
This paper investigates the impact of in-house R&D and innovation management practices on innovation success in small … innovation management tools in order to achieve innovation success. We analyse whether such a strategy can pay off. Based on data … from the German CIS we find that R&D activities are a main driver for innovation success if combined with external R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298668
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Do direct R&D subsidies lead to the monopolization of R&D in the economy?
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Ebersberger, Bernd - 2010
This paper explores the impact of R&D subsidies on the concentration of R&D in an economy. First, governments are often criticized of subsidizing predominantly larger firms and thus contribute to persistence of leadership in markets and higher barriers to entry, and, hence, reduced competition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303005
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Patents as quality signals? The implications for financing constraints on R&D
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Hall, Bronwyn H.; Hottenrott, Hanna - 2014
Information about the success of a new technology is usually held asymmetrically between the research and development (R&D)-performing firm and potential lenders and investors. This raises the cost of capital for financing R&D externally, resulting in financing constraints on R&D especially for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336116