Multinationale Unternehmen betreiben Forschung, Entwicklung (F&E) und Innovationsaktivitäten zunehmend außerhalb ihrer Herkunftsländer, eine Entwicklung, die als Internationalisierung von F&E bezeichnet wird. Auslandskontrollierte Unternehmen gaben im Jahr 2017 4,1 Mrd. EUR für F&E in...

Rückverlagerungen sind Verlagerungen von Produktionsaktivitäten (oder Teilen davon) aus dem Ausland in das Herkunftsland des Unternehmens. Das Thema taucht aus verschiedenen Gründen derzeit vermehrt in der öffentlichen Diskussion auf: einerseits leiden Unternehmen unter Lieferverzögerungen...

The EU Chips Act is a new policy instrument that aims to increase Europe's autonomy in the area of microchips. The Chips Act includes funding for research and development, investments in new chip production capacities, and monitoring of the chip market to anticipate supply shortages. The total...

In view of the importance of the export economy for Austria this study examines the role and characteristics of Austrian exporting firms compared with non-exporting firms. Specifically, it assesses how the share of exporting firms has developed in recent years, whether exports have become more...

In view of the importance of the export economy for Austria this study examines the role and characteristics of Austrian exporting firms compared with non-exporting firms. Specifically, it assesses how the share of exporting firms has developed in recent years, whether exports have become more...

The rise of the service economy has been the predominant pattern of structural change in the twentieth century. This article investigates the driving forces behind the recent stages of this development. Focusing on international input - output data from the early 1970s to the 1990s, a...

This paper examines how foreign-owned and domestically owned firms transform innovation into employment growth. The empirical analysis, based on the model of Harrison, Jaumandreu, Mairesse and Peters (2008) and CIS data for 16 countries, reveals important differences between the two groups: Due...