activities in an economy. However, markets for technology are often underdeveloped or inefficient. Existing theory attributes …Functioning markets for technology are an important determinant for the type, scope and distribution of innovation … structural forces that shape the demand side of markets for technology. In this study, we reason that demand depends on the …

During the last years more and more discussions came up about the contribution of technology-oriented and technology …-intensive industries for the economic development and employment. One reason for these contradictory evaluations of technology …-intensive industries can be attributed to different conceptual definitions of technology which are briefly discussed. The foundation and …

During the last years more and more discussions came up about the contribution of technology-oriented and technology … various technology-oriented sectors in West-Germany from 1983 until 1993 on the basis of a firm specific data set from the … various technology-intensive industries show high growth rates during the early eighties and after reunification in 1989. On …

consistent with the existence of localization and urbanization effects. The emergence of high technology firms seems to be …