We investigate cooperative behavior within technology regions in patenting activities. Case studies of local innovation systems point out certain characteristics fruitful to innovation and regional growth but often pronounce historical singularities as major influence. We provide evidence on the...

We apply social network analysis methods to describe the evolution of the innovator network of Jena, Germany in the period from 1995 to 2001. We find this evolution to be directed towards an increasing focus on core competencies of the local innovation system. Further we analyze the network...

Dieses Paper untersucht auf Basis des ressourcen-basierten Ansatzes der Theorie des Unternehmens die Wirkungen von Forschungskooperationen auf den Unternehmenserfolg in einer explorativen Fallstudie. Dazu wird der Einfluss kooperativen Verhaltens im Bereich der Forschung und Entwicklung auf...

The paper investigates how pre-entry experience, post-entry experience and innovative activity affected the survival of German automobile firms over the period 1886-1936. A statistical survival analysis is performed which links instrumental variable estimation with the Cox regression. The main...

The focus of this paper is to characterize regulatory mechanisms for natural monopolies to provide for optimal technical progress when information is asymmetric. We model a Bayesian-Nash game where the monopolist has private knowledge of the cost-reducing effects of R&D investment to generate...

The present paper investigates the effectiveness of R&D subsidies given to start-ups. Taking an aggregate view rather than evaluating a single program, we estimate the impact of R&D subsidies on start-ups' employment growth and their patent output. A unique data set on start-ups in the East...