In this paper, we describe the historical co-evolution of innovation and economic growth in Germany since 1871. The … country's rise as an industrial power in the late 19th century, through its innovation and entrepreneurial performance, is … nevertheless a period during which innovation went into relative decline. We document this decline and offer four broad …

Technological innovation has historically contributed to inclusive economic growth in Germany. In more recent decades …, however, this contribution has weakened due to the declining impact of technological innovation on labor productivity growth … rising income and wealth inequalities. Between the mid-1990s and 2010 the rise in wage inequality was faster in Germany than …

Entrepreneurship in Germany has been stagnating. As a result, the effectiveness of technological innovation to improve … overview of technological innovation and labor productivity growth from 1871. From this we show that over the past three … decades the economy has found it increasingly difficult to transform technological innovation into labor productivity growth …

Technological innovation has historically contributed to inclusive economic growth in Germany. In more recent decades …, however, this contribution has weakened due to the declining impact of technological innovation on labor productivity growth … rising income and wealth inequalities. Between the mid-1990s and 2010 the rise in wage inequality was faster in Germany than …

growth and convergence of an economy towards the world technology frontier. -- Growth ; skills ; innovation ; selection …

innovation-related initiatives, one of which was the National Cooperative Research Act (NCRA) of 1984. It has been argued that …

survival rates and little contribution to job creation, economic growth, and innovation. In this paper, we use a rich data set … and job creation, but especially also in innovation activities. The gaps in these business outcomes are relatively …

This paper explores the possible job creation effect of innovation activity. We analyze a unique panel dataset covering … is the labour-friendly nature of innovation, which we measure in terms of forward-citation weighted patents. However …, this positive impact of innovation is statistically significant only for firms in the high-tech manufacturing sectors …

On behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its …