This paper assesses the extent to which cooperation impacts innovation performance of firms in rural regions characterized by a solid economic performance despite a low-technology industrial structure. Particular emphasis is placed on the spatial and functional dimension of cooperation. Generic...

We examine how the ownership of intellectual property rights influences patenting of university-discovered inventions. In 2002, Germany transferred patent rights from faculty members to their universities. To identify the effect on the volume of patenting, we exploit the researcher-level...

We use an exogenous change in German Federal law to examine how entrepreneurial support and the ownership of patent rights influence academic entrepreneurship. In 2002, the German Federal Government enacted a major reform called Knowledge Creates Markets that set up new infrastructure to...

Innovationen sind in einer modernen Volkswirtschaft eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für ein dauerhaft hohes Wohlstandsniveau. Die Wirtschaftspolitik benötigt daher aktuelle Informationen über die Innovationsaktivitäten in Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft, um etwaige Schwachstellen frühzeitig...