Ziel der vorliegenden Doktorarbeit ist es, sowohl konzeptionell, analytisch als auch numerisch die Bedeutung der Grundlagenforschung im Innovationsprozess zu untersuchen, und die entsprechenden Implikationen für den volkswirtschaftlichen Wachstumsprozess zu bestimmen. Wir beginnen mit einer...

This paper analyses the determinants of employment reactions of firms when environmental innovations have been carried out. It differentiates hereby between employment increases and decreases. The data stem from a telephone survey covering more than 1500 firms in five European countries that...

This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on...

One of the main goals of the "Energy Strategy 2050" in Switzerland is the exploitation of the existing energy efficiency potentials. The size of the efficiency potential strongly depends on the development and the adoption of energy-related innovations. The objective of this project is to...