It is widely unclear as to whether start-up firms supported by publicly-initiated incubator initiatives have higher survival rates than comparable start-up firms that have not received support by such initiatives. This paper contributes to the underlying discussion by performing an empirical...

Sind Regionen mit einer hohen industriellen Konzentration in Ostdeutschland innovativer als weniger spezialisierte Regionen? Dieser Frage geht der vorliegende Beitrag im Rahmen einer empirischen Analyse der regionsspezifischen Patentanmeldungen des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes in den Neuen...

Regarding technological innovativeness, the transformed economy of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) clearly lags behind the Western part of the country. To face this weakness, a broad mixture of policy measures was carried out in recent years. Particular attention is drawn to the...