Thema Forschung und Entwicklung

Das Gift des Zweifels – Gastbeitrag in der Frankfurter Rundschau

Veränderung braucht Zuversicht. Wer Angst hat, bricht nicht auf. Deshalb investiert die fossile Lobby in Kampagnen gegen die Wissenschaft. Wie hältst du das nur aus?“ fragte neulich meine Nachbarin. Ich wiederum fragte mich, was sie meinte. Meine Nachbarin hat sich wohl im Internet umgeschaut. Und wer das tut, findet  wirklich Erschreckendes. „Ach, das“, entgegnete ich. Was da gerade passiert, sind ...

Bitte nicht schon wieder ein deutscher Alleingang – Wir brauchen eine europäische Reaktion auf den Inflation Reduction Act

Die US-Wirtschaftssubventionen sind eine Chance. Auch Unternehmen hierzulande könnten profitieren. Doch dafür müssen EU und Bundesregierung klüger vorgehen als die USA. Die Empörung über den Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) der USA ist vielerorts groß, auch in Deutschland. Umgerechnet rund 350 Milliarden Euro an staatlichen Hilfen für Investitionen in Klimaschutz und nachhaltige Technologien stellt die ...

The Influence of Start-Up Motivation on Entrepreneurial Performance

Predicting entrepreneurial development based on individual and business-related characteristics is a key objective of entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate whether the motives of becoming an entrepreneur influence the subsequent entrepreneurial development. In our analysis, we examine a broad range of business outcomes including survival and income, as well as job creation, and ...

Substituting Clean for Dirty Energy: A Bottom-Up Analysis

We fit CES and VES production functions to data from a numerical bottom-up optimization model of electricity supply with clean and dirty inputs. This approach allows for studying high shares of clean energy not observable today and for isolating mechanisms that impact the elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty energy. Central results show that (i) dirty inputs are not essential for production. ...

The Hidden Homeownership Welfare State: An International Long-term Perspective on the Tax Treatment of Homeowners

Welfare is traditionally understood as social security decommodifying labour markets or as social investment policies. In the domain of housing, however, welfare for homeowners is largely hidden in the tax codes’ fiscal exemptions. Based on a content analysis of legislation, this article introduces a novel yearly database of 37 countries between 1901 and 2020 to uncover the “hidden welfare state” of ...

Einfluss der Digitalisierung auf die Nutzungsdauer von Kapitalbeständen: Forschungsprojekt im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK)

Technological Relatedness and Industrial Transformation: Introduction to the Special Issue

This article introduces eleven research articles that connect concepts of technological relatedness and diffusion with the transformation of industrial and innovation systems. These studies focus on the role of knowledge spillovers, regional variations in innovation and performance, and the evolution of new technologies, such as green and digital technologies. Regional capabilities and ability to diversify ...

Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Performance of Start-Ups

Self-efficacy reflects the self-belief that one can persistently perform difficult and novel tasks while coping with adversity. As such beliefs reflect how individuals behave, think, and act, they are key for successful entrepreneurial activities. While existing literature mainly analyzes the influence of the task-related construct of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, we take a different perspective and ...

Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Performance of Start-Ups

Self-efficacy reflects the self-belief that one can persistently perform difficult and novel tasks while coping with adversity. As such beliefs reflect how individuals behave, think, and act, they are key for successful entrepreneurial activities. While existing literature mainly analyzes the influence of the task-related construct of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, we take a different perspective and ...

Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Performance of Start-Ups

Self-efficacy reflects the self-belief that one can persistently perform difficult and novel tasks while coping with adversity. As such beliefs reflect how individuals behave, think, and act, they are key for successful entrepreneurial activities. While existing literature mainly analyzes the influence of the task-related construct of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, we take a different perspective and ...