Konzeptionelle Grundlagen der Innovationssystemforschung und -politik -- Prozessanalyse als spezifische Forschungsmethode -- Wandel- und Stabilitätsmechanismen der innovationsorientierten KMU-Förderung

While high uncertainty is an inherent implication of the economy entering the zero lower bound, deflation is not, because agents are likely to be uncertain about the way policymakers will deal with the large stock of debt arising from a severe recession. We draw this conclusion based on a...

We investigate conditions that aggravate market failures in energy innovations, and suggest optimal policy instruments to address them. Using an intertemporal general equilibrium model we show that “small” market imperfections may trigger a several decades lasting dominance of an incumbent...

We focus on assessing RES- and energy-efficiency promoting policy mixes for Russia from multicriteria perspective with emphasis on GHG emission reduction. We start from two surveys: the first one studies country's energy saving and RES potential to determine possible range of outcomes for policy...