This paper advances the empirical measurement of the doing–using–interacting (DUI) mode of innovation, based on the conceptual framework of Alhusen et al. Res Policy 50(4):104214 ( 2021 ) and its survey-based operationalization of Reher et al. ifh Working Paper 45 ( 2024b ). Using data from...

We investigate the dynamics of voluntary cooperation in stochastic social dilemmas. In variants of a repeated four-person prisoner’s dilemma game, we show that cooperation rates are larger and more stable when cooperation affects the probability rather than the size of a damage event. We...

Special economic zones (SEZs) have become a widely adopted economic policy tool in developing and emerging economies, particularly over the last two decades. Despite the increasing importance of SEZs, the literature on their impact on innovation remains scarce and non-conclusive, with most...