This paper compares the structure and the development of new firm formation activity in three German regions. The two East German regions, Dresden and Rostock, show significantly higher start-up rates than the West German region Karlsruhe. The analysis of entry cohorts reveals that not only the...

Deutsche Konzerne wie Volkswagen, Daimler, Bosch und Siemens gehören zu den forschungsstärksten der Welt. Trotz gestiegener Aufwendungen für Forschung und Entwicklung im Ausland verliert der Heimatstandort für diese Unternehmen nicht an Bedeutung. Ausländische Unternehmen tragen in...

The paper builds a framework for the analysis of research and development (R&D) offshoring and outsourcing that encompasses several strands of the economics literature. It surveys the predictions from key theoretical models advanced in the literature on international trade, foreign direct...

This study examines the individual and joint impact of technology transfer and in-house R&D on firms' productivity and export performance. We utilize a specially designed survey module on firms' technology competitiveness in Vietnamese manufacturing, which allows us to identify various forms of...

Artificial intelligence and robotics (AI/R) have the potential to result in great change of livelihoods. While individual impacts of AI/R on, for instance, employment, have been subject to a lot of research, how AI/R may affect the poor is scarce. This paper aims to draw attention to how AI/R...

Deutsche und ausländische Unternehmen haben ihre Forschungsund Entwicklungsinvestitionen in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren beständig gesteigert. Mit gut 45 Milliarden Euro lagen die Aufwendungen im Jahr 2009 um ein Drittel über dem Niveau von 2001. Während die ausländischen Unternehmen...

In recent years, German and foreign companies have consistently increased their investment in Research and Development in Germany. In 2009, investment was over 45 billion euros which was a third higher than in 2001. While foreign companies have significantly expanded their Research and...

Artificial intelligence and robotics (AI/R) have the potential to result in great change of livelihoods. While individual impacts of AI/R on, for instance, employment, have been subject to a lot of research, how AI/R may affect the poor is scarce. This paper aims to draw attention to how AI/R...

In view of the risk of a slowdown in potential growth and the already extensive implementation of monetary and fiscal stabilisation policies following the financial crisis, the structural policies that are likely to boost growth are at the heart of economic policy debates.

In this manuscript, we intend to emphasize the influence of investments subsidies over the R&D activities in order to increase their economic benefits. Investments subsidies are used by the Governments as tools to reduce the market price of goods below its cost of production. The European Union...