We exploit an expansion in social protection to middle-income households to provide evidence on how middle-income households cope with economic shocks and how to build their resilience. We use a regression discontinuity design around the eligibility cutoff for a program that delivered monthly...

In the recent past, interest of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) policies to influence the innovation behaviour of firms has been increased considerably. This gives rise to the notion of behavioural additionality, broadening traditional evaluation concepts of input and output...

Neue technologische Entwicklungen wie die Eisenbahn oder das Telefon haben dem Welthandel in der Vergangenheit immer wieder entscheidende Impulse gegeben. Heute erlebt die Weltwirtschaft mit der Digitalisierung wieder einen solchen Umbruch. Industrie 4.0, künstliche Intelligenz, Blockchains...

The internationalisation of economic activities is a defining aspect of our times. To a significant extent, this comprehensive internationalisation process builds on the internationalisation of business sector research and development expenditures. Established but changing global innovation...

Firms increasingly perform research and development (R&D) at locations outside their home countries. We refer to this development as the internationalisation of business R&D. The internationalisation of R&D has become an important trend that shapes the national innovation systems of all EU and...

It has become clear that over the past few decades enterprises not only produce and sell abroad but increasingly also develop goods and services outside their home countries; a development now known as the internationalisation of business R&D. This book presents a comprehensive picture of the...