We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function … efficiency of its innovation system is inversely u-shaped. Regions dominated by large establishments tend to be less efficient …

fluidity of inventors and their ties found in reality contradicts this macro pattern. In order to explain these contradicting … patterns, we zoom in on the intermediate group structures of co-patenting relationships found among inventors in German laser …

knowledge of new inventors effect the performance of regional innovation systems (RIS). The results suggest that the knowledge …The development of inventor networks is characterized by the addition of a significant number of new inventors, while a … considerable number of incumbent inventors discontinue. We estimate the persistence of knowledge in regional inventor networks …

and patent productivity of the respective regional innovation systems (RIS). The empirical analysis is for nine German …We investigate the stability of cooperative relationships between inventors and consequences for the characteristics …

well as the knowledge of new inventors affect the performance of regional innovation systems (RIS). The results suggest …The development of inventor networks is characterized by the addition of a significant number of new inventors, while a … considerable number of incumbent inventors discontinue. We estimated the persistence of knowledge in the inventor networks of nine …

We document the generation and the content of the Comprehensive Patent Database (CPDB) of the German Democratic … granted in the GDR and published by the Office of Inventions and Patents (later: German Patent and Trade Mark Office …

This paper documents the generation and the content of the Comprehensive Patent Database (CPDB) of the German … contains all patents granted in the GDR and published by the Office of Inventions and Patents (AfEP, later: German Patent and … purpose of research on innovation activity in the GDR. …

innovation while the mere size of the universities is unimportant. Differences in the effect on innovative output can be found …