Industrial research in East Germany mostly takes place in small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and non-profit external industrial research institutions, whereas in West Germany industrial research mainly takes place in large companies. The German Federal government, along with Länder...

This paper empirically investigates the antecedents of internationalization of SMEs, focusing on differences between the manufacturing and service sectors. Specifically, employing a bivariate probit model based on survey data of approximately 3,900 East German firms, I analyze which firm-related...

This paper empirically investigates the antecedents of internationalization of SMEs, focusing on differences between the manufacturing and service sectors. Specifically, employing a bivariate probit model based on survey data of approximately 3,900 East German firms, I analyze which firm-related...

The efficiency of the German economy is powered by its knowledge-intensive industrial and services sectors. Yet the use of knowledge capital to drive innovation and productivity in Germany is rather low compared to other European countries and the United States. Germany is clearly lagging...

Die Leistungsfähigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft beruht auf ihren wissensintensiven Industrie- und Dienstleistungsunternehmen. Dennoch ist der Einsatz von Wissenskapital als wichtiger Treiber von Innovationen und Produktivität in Deutschland im Vergleich zu anderen europäischen Ländern und...

Following reunification, productivity in eastern Germany grew rapidly. A strong industrial sector is key to a thriving German economy. However, the narrowing of the industrial productivity gap between eastern and western Germany has come to a standstill since the financial and economic crisis...

In Ostdeutschland ist die Produktivität nach der Vereinigung rasant gestiegen. In dem für die Leistungsfähigkeit der Wirtschaft zentralen Bereich der Industrie jedoch ist der Annäherungsprozess zu Westdeutschland seit der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise zum Erliegen gekommen. Die Lücke im...

In Germany, the share of private investment in research and development (R&D) by foreign-owned companies from the beginning of the millennium to 2011 remained virtually unchanged at around one-quarter. From 2011 to 2013, this share fell slightly, and for the first time since the mid-1990s also...

Die Industrie ist für die Leistungsfähigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft ein zentraler Bereich. Hier konnte Ostdeutschland die Lücke im Produktivitätsniveau zu Westdeutschland zwischen 2004 und 2014 um ein Drittel verringern. Ostdeutsche Unternehmen liegen im Effizienzniveau (Totale...