In light of its importance of innovation on the political agenda it is necessary to provide guidance to decision makers how innovation can effectively be fostered in practice and to disentangle and evaluate the effects of the determinants suggested by the literature. This thesis focuses on the...

"Social forces are important determinants of how people behave, how economies work at the macroeconomic level, and the effectiveness of economic policies. However, this dimension is generally overlooked in mainstream economics. How Social Forces Impact the Economy demonstrates that a broader...

This paper explores some of the links between macroeconomic policy and industrial strategy. The perspective of the present paper is to emphasize the role of the output and investment activities of enterprises rather than the general focus on the labor market in the determination of economic...

Computer und Roboter sind auch aus der Ökonomie nicht mehr wegzudenken. Und: Ihre Bedeutung wächst durch künstliche Intelligenz und Big Data rasant. Das wirkt sich auch auf unsere ökonomische Denkweise aus, etwa auf die Preisbildung und die Produktivität. Monopolisierungstendenzen sind...