In Germany, unlike other OECD countries, research-intensive industries play a crucial role for overall economic growth. In the course of the 2008/2009 financial crisis these industries were hit especially hard by a sharp decline in production. This article studies how the crisis affected the...

The article deals with the question if values of citizens and their attitudes towards science and technology have a critical impact on the innovative capacity of a country. The social climate for innovation and the innovative capacity of a country are multidimensional phenomena. They can be...