Nach dem Mauerfall setzte in Berlin ein drastischer Abbau von Industriearbeitsplätzen ein, der auch durch einen Beschäftigungsanstieg im Dienstleistungssektor nicht kompensiert werden konnte. In den Folgejahren gelang es der Industrie, ihre Produktivität zu steigern, unter anderem durch...

Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird untersucht, welche Rolle die Innovations- und Technologiepolitik im Rahmen einer modernen Industriepolitik spielen kann und welche Erkenntnisse über eine erfolgreiche Integration vorliegen. Die systemische Innovationspolitik ist wesentlicher Bestandteil einer...

Energy produced from renewable sources and its capacity to reduce GHG emissions and to enhance energy security is one of today’s most debated issues. The renewable energy sources form a small but fast growing part of the global energy portfolio. A crucial condition for green energy to win an...

This study evaluates the economic impact of product innovation by using firm-level data from the Community Innovation Survey conducted in Japan. It accounts for possible technological spillover from innovation activities and examines the extent to which new-to-market product innovations...

Research and innovation are widely agreed to be major driving forces behind long-term productivity and economic growth. However, the relationships have proven to be difficult to quantify. We make reference to the international literature and draw on recent research for Australia to advance our...

Innovation has long been recognized as one of the key elements of economic progress, though some say that its direct relation to the concept of economic growth remains rather controversial. Productivity growth is the key economic indicator of innovation, non-the-less. Growth theory assumes that...

Renewable energy policies have been recognized as a cornerstone in the transition toward low-emission energy systems. Media reports are an important variable in the policy-making process, interrelating politicians and the public. To understand the changes in media framing of a pioneering...

Die Digitalisierung bringt weitreichende Änderungen für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft mit sich. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie als Teil der Umsetzungsstrategie "Digitalisierung gestalten" der Bundesregierung im Dezember 2020 ein Konzeptpapier für...

The concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has become a popular term as a result of making it a cross-cutting theme for the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. RRI may be understood as a process by which societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive...

In this paper, I empirically estimate the relationship between digital technology and climate technology using the United States Patent and Trademark Office's patent database. I find that innovation in digital technology increases the number of patents for climate technology by 17.3% on average,...