The paper deals with a new approach in German innovation policy that organizes contests of initiatives for public funds. Based on an overview of the different programs we investigate the advantages and problems of such an approach. We find that this type of policy may have a large impact and...

Ten years after German reunification the economic situation in the new Federal Länder is still unsatisfactory. New approaches are being sought in promotional policy so that the weaknesses that are known or suspected can be better targeted and removed. One of these weaknesses is the lack of...

The determinants of export behaviour at firm level have been widely investigated for manufacturing companies. By contrast, what has remained largely neglected is a detailed investigation in the service sector. As aggregate statistics show, international trade in services has grown significantly...

The innovation policy of the German government and Länder provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a wide range of programs to promote their research and development (R&D) and focuses, in particular, on the transfer of knowledge. In recent years, the programs have been...

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...

Die Reformstaaten Mittel- und Osteuropas (RMO-Staaten) sind bei ihrer wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Erneuerung auf den Zufluß von organisatorischem und technischem Wissen angewiesen. Insbesondere in Polen, Tschechien und Ungarn gewinnt die Orientierung zum Westen an Tempo und...

The manufacturing sector is a major purchaser of services and therefore has a significant impact on growth in the service sector. Conversely, there is not as much impetus generated by services to the manufacturing sector. In 2009, industrial production led to the creation of a further 3.8...

Das verarbeitende Gewerbe in den neuen Bundesländern hat einen enormen Niedergang erlebt. Mit der Einführung der Marktwirtschaft wurde offenkundig, daß die DDR-Industrie auf breiter Front dem Wettbewerb nicht gewachsen war. Viele unrentable Arbeitsplätze mußten aufgegeben werden; ihre Zahl...

ln der Wirtschaft Berlins vollzieht sich seit der Wiedervereinigung ein tiefgreifender Strukturwandel. Dessen Richtung ist offenkundig: drastischer Rückgang der lndustriebeschäftigung, Stärkung des Dienstleistungssektors. Tempo und Ausmaß dieser Entwicklung sind zwar nach wie vor schwer...

The innovation policy of the German government and Länder provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a wide range of programs to promote their R & D and focuses, in particular, on the transfer of knowledge. In recent years, the programs have been streamlined and funding...