We provide the first measurement of knowledge spillovers from venture capital-financed companies onto the patenting activities of other companies. On average, these spillovers are nine times larger than those generated by the R&D investment of established companies. Spillover effects are larger...

The goal of science is to advance knowledge, yet little is known about its value for marketplace inventions. While important breakthrough technologies could not have been developed without scientific background, skeptics argue that this is the exception rather than the rule, questioning the...

Die Kommission Wettbewerbsrecht 4.0 ist im September 2018 vom Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Energie eingesetzt und beauftragt worden, Handlungsempfehlungen zur Weiterentwicklung des europäischen Wettbewerbsrechts im Lichte der digitalen Wirtschaft zu erarbeiten. Die neue Datenökonomie,...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat zu einer der schwersten Rezessionen der Nachkriegszeit geführt. Mit dem Ende der akuten behördlichen Maßnahmen gegen die Pandemie im Frühjahr 2020 setzte zwar eine schnelle Erholung ein. Der jüngste Anstieg der Infektionszahlen zeigt aber, wie fragil die Situation...

Die Corona-Krise hat einen Strukturwandel initiiert: Die Arbeitsorganisation hat sich in Richtung Homeoffi ce verschoben. Der Online-Handel hat hohe Wachstumsraten zu verzeichnen. Auch andere Wirtschaftsbereiche, die stärker die Digitalisierung nutzen können und diese Potenziale auch...

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine since 24 February 2022 has intensified the discussion of Europe's reliance on energy imports from Russia. A ban on Russian imports of oil, natural gas and coal has already been imposed by the United States, while the United Kingdom plans to cease...

[Introduction] The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine since 24 February 2022 has intensified the discussion of Europe's reliance on energy imports from Russia. A ban on Russian imports of oil, natural gas and coal has already been imposed by the United States, while the United Kingdom...

How do licensing and technology transfer influence the spread of General Purpose Technologies? To answer this question, we analyze the diffusion of the transistor, one of the most important technologies of our time. We show that the transistor diffusion and cross-technology spillovers increased...

Since the new German federal government has imposed tight fiscal policy restrictions on itself, a pragmatic approach is needed to finance the spending requirements of the transformation. The financing instruments mentioned in the coalition agreement appears to be suitable in principle for...