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Delay and secrecy : does industry sponsorship jeopardize disclosure of academic research?
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Grimpe, Christoph; Toole, Andrew A. - 2011
research from public to private sponsorship. This paper examines the relationship between industry sponsorship and restrictions … sponsorship, our evidence strongly supports the perspective that industry sponsorship jeopardizes public disclosure of academic … research. -- Open science ; research funding ; industry sponsorship ; disclosure ; secrecy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901869
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Research grants, sources of ideas and the effects on academic research
Hottenrott, Hanna; Lawson, Cornelia - 2012
Based on a sample of research units in science and engineering at German universities, this study reports survey evidence showing that research grants impact research content. Research units that receive funds from industry are more likely to source ideas from the private sector. The higher the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009572474
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Heterogeneous labour markets in a microsimulation-AGE model : application to welfare reform in Germany
Boeters, Stefan (contributor); Feil, Michael (contributor) - 2008
Labour market reforms that are designed to stimulate labour supply at the lower end of the wage distribution can never be precisely restricted to affect only the target group. Spillovers to and feedback from other segments of the labour market are unavoidable and may counteract the direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728424
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Employment impacts of EU biofuels policy : combining ottom-up technology information and sectoral market simulations in an input-output framework
Neuwahl, Frederik; Löschel, Andreas; Mongelli, Ignazio; … - 2008
This paper analyses the employment consequences of policies aimed to support biofuels in the European Union. The promotion of biofuel use has been advocated as a means to promote the sustainable use of natural resources and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating from transport activities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728599
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Nach der Reform ist vor der Reform? : eine arbeitsökonomische Analyse ausgewählter Aspekte der Hartz-Reformen
Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor) - 2008
Die sogenannten HartzReformen beinhalten eine Umstrukturierung und Reorganisation der Tätigkeit der Bundesagentur für Arbeit und eine Reform von Instrumenten der Arbeitsmarktpolitik. Trotz der seinerzeitigen Skepsis führender Ökonomen stellen diese Reformen einen bedeutenden Fortschritt in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003650257
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Innovation on demand : can public procurement drive market success of innovations
Aschhoff, Birgit (contributor); Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2008
Public procurement has been at the centre of recent discussions on innovation policy on both European and national levels (e.g., Aho-Report, Barcelona Strategy). It has a large potential to stimulate innovation since it accounts for 16% of combined EU-15 GDP. We embed public procurement for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003738701
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Does EU cohesion policy promote growth? : evidence from regional data and alternative econometric approaches
Mohl, Philipp (contributor); Hagen, Tobias (contributor) - 2008
This paper analyses the growth effects of EU structural funds using a new panel dataset of 124 NUTS-1 / NUTS-2 regions over the time period 1995-2005. We extend the current literature with regard to at least three aspects: First of all, we extend the time period of investigation, using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770912
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Which is the right dose of EU cohesion policy for economic growth?
Hagen, Tobias (contributor); Mohl, Philipp (contributor) - 2008
The current empirical literature on the impact of EU Cohesion Policy on the economic growth rates of the European regions mainly relies on functional form assumptions. However, it is ex ante not clear which functional form is appropriate with regard to the relationship between structural funds...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003784703
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How weather-proof is the construction sector? : empirical evidence from Germany
Arntz, Melanie (contributor); Wilke, Ralf A. (contributor) - 2008
With the purpose to reduce winter unemployment and to promote all-season employment in the constructions sector, Germany maintains an extensive bad weather allowance system. Since the mid 1990s, these regulations have been subject to several reforms that resemble the range of approaches for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003784704
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Alleviating adverse implications of EU climate policy on competitiveness : the case for border tax adjustments or the clean development mechanism?
Alexeeva-Talebi, Victoria (contributor);  … - 2008
Ambitious unilateral EU environmental policy has raised concerns about adverse competitiveness implications for European energy-intensive and export-oriented sectors. We analyze the economic and environmental implications of two different measures to address these concerns in the EU Emission...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777863