Previous research has expressed concerns about firms engaging less in basic research. We contribute to this debate by studying trends in the scientific publishing activities of firms located in Germany. Our results do not confirm a declining trend in raw numbers with numbers indicating that...

This report consists of a literature review identifying a series of mechanisms by which regulation affects innovation. These were: compliance costs, effects on incentives, effects on market conditions, capacity effects, signalling effects. The report also explores 4 case study innovations:...