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Abstract: Over the past few years, spin-off companies from research institutions have developed into a significant economic and innovation policy phenomenon. Along with licenses, patents, cooperative and consulting activities, academic spin-offs are considered to be an important mechanism for knowledge transfer, enabling industry to exploit the expertise and know-how gained through research. However, ...
05.09.2012
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Abstract: The past ten years have seen an expansion in industrial research. There has been a significant increase in the number of research-based companies, as well as in employment in research and development, and in expenditure in this area. Growth has been observed predominantly in companies in less research-intensive branch lines and in small and medium-sized enterprises. Consequently, even over ...
29.08.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Internationalization of Business Research : New Locations Gaining GroundBy: Heike Belitz in: DIW Economic Bulletin 8/2012.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 ...
03.08.2012
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By Astrid Cullmann, Kurt Geppert In this study, we explore how general socio-economic trends within the European Union are reflected in the development of different types of regions during the period from 1995 to 2009 and how economic disparities between EU regions change in the course of these processes. Overall, there is a decrease of regional inequalities in terms of per-capita income, but ...
11.06.2012
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Economic Bulletin
German Manufacturing Withstands the Rise of Emerging EconomiesBy: Martin Gornig and Alexander Schiersch in: DIW Economic Bulletin 5/2012.Between 2000 and 2009, China became the second largest industrialized nation, while manufacturing industries in other emerging and many Eastern European countries also experienced very strong growth. However, Germany was largely able to maintain its share of global ...
04.05.2012
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Economic Bulletin
Germany's Construction Industry: Strong Growth Followed by Stagnationby Martin Gornig and Hendrik Hagedorn in: DIW Economic Bulletin 1/2012.2011 was one of the construction industry's strongest years of growth since German reunification. For the year as a whole, a nominal increase in construction volume of almost eight percent is expected. The price increase is forecast at over 2.5 percent. Real construction ...
09.01.2012
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German Industry - a Tower of Strength? by Dorothea Lucke in: DIW Economic Bulletin Nr. 1/2012.By the summer of 2011, Germany industry was back at levels last achieved before the economic crisis, thanks to continuous growth in production since early 2009. The recovery was driven by strong domestic and foreign demand for German capital and intermediate goods. However, the Ifo Business Climate Index, ...
09.01.2012
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Personnel news
Alexander Schiersch, since 2009 researcher in the department Innovation, Manufacturing, Service, has successfully defended his doctoral thesis “Essays on efficiency and competition of German manufacturing firms“ at Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (summa cum laude). His thesis was examined by the professors Alexander Kritikos, DIW Berlin und Universität Potsdam and ...
05.01.2012
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Economic Bulletin
German R&D-intensive Industries : Value Added and Productivity Have Recovered Considerably After the Crisis by Heike Belitz, Martin Gornig, Alexander Schiersch in: DIW Economic Bulletin 2/2011No large industrialized nation is as strongly specialized in the production of R&D-intensive goods as Germany. In the crisis year 2009 these export-oriented industries had to pass a crucial test. The slump ...
05.08.2011
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Economic Bulletin
"Leading position maintained". Six Questions for Alexander Schiersch in in: DIW Economic Bulletin 2/2011
05.08.2011
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Economic Bulletin
After the Crisis: German R&D-intensive Industries in a Good Position by Heike Belitz, Marius Clemens, Martin Gornig, Florian Mölders, Alexander Schiersch, Dieter Schumacher in: DIW Economic Bulletin 2/2011The strong reliance of the German economy on the industry sector has been a point of criticism for years now. Germany is too strongly focused on export, making it susceptible to crises and ...
05.08.2011
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Economic Bulletin
Exports: Orientation Towards Emerging Markets by Marius Clemens, Florian Mölders, Dieter Schumacher in: DIW Economic Bulletin 2/2011Nearly 60 percent of globally traded industrial goods are R&D-intensive. Two fifths are goods with very high research intensity (cutting-edge technology), while the remaining three fifths are goods with high research intensity (high-level technology). Up until ...
05.08.2011
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Economic Bulletin
Economic Opportunities and Structural Effects of Sustainable Energy Supplyby Jürgen Blazejczak, Frauke G. Braun, Dietmar Edler, Wolf-Peter Schill in: DIW Economic Bulletin 1/2011Renewable energy sources and increased energy efficiency are not only crucial for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other negative impacts of conventional energy supply; they also hold enormous economic opportunity. ...
30.06.2011
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21.04.2011
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Personnel news
DIW President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann appointed Prof. Bernd Görzig as DIW Research Proffessor for an initial period of three years. The appointment was suggested by Prof. Dr. Alexander Kritikos, Head of the Department Innovation, Manufacturing, Service.
13.09.2010
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DIW President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann appointed Prof. Axel Werwatz as DIW Research Professor for an initial period of three years with effect from July 31, 2010. The appointment was suggested by Prof. Dr. Alexander Kritikos, Head of the Department Innovation, Manufacturing, Service.
13.09.2010
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