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We analyze the role of public support in the financing pattern of R&D in German SMEs and their assessment of financing conditions in the context of other framework conditions for innovation. In Germany, there is a diversity of overall well-funded technology-neutral and technology-specific...
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We analyze the role of public support in the financing pattern of R&D in German SMEs and their assessment of financing conditions in the context of other framework conditions for innovation. In Germany, there is a diversity of overall well-funded technology-neutral and technology-specific...
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Seit 1999 fördert das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi) im Programm "Förderung von innovativen Netzwerken (InnoNet)" größere Verbundprojekte zwischen öffentlichen Forschungseinrichtungen und mehreren kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU). Die Unternehmen kommen in...
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Based on an established theoretical framework of the drivers of inventive performance, the so-called KSAO (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other) factors, this paper seeks to explain empirically the performance of inventors throughout their careers. We combine survey information spanning the...
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Die steuerliche Förderung von Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) ist wieder in der Diskussion. Viele Vorschläge liegen vor und die Politik erwägt die Umsetzung. Diese Maßnahme wäre mit vergleichsweise hohen Kosten verbunden und kann später nur schwer...
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We investigate the causal effect of patent rights on cumulative innovation, using large-scale data that approximate the patent universe in its technological and economic variety. We introduce a novel instrumental variable for patent invalidation that exploits personnel scarcity in post-grant...
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This paper contributes to the debate on the internationalization of the R&D activity of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Specifically, we examine the following research questions: (1) What are the determinants of the MNEs' R&D internationalization level? (2) What types of internationalization...
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Mit Patentdaten der weltweit forschungsstärksten Unternehmen lassen sich Informationen über die regionale und technologische Verteilung ihrer Forschungsaktivitäten generieren. Daraus ergeben sich Anhaltspunkte zu den Motiven der Internationalisierung. Unternehmen betreiben Forschung und...
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This paper employs data from an extensive European survey to produce one of the first systematic assessments of the private economic value of patents. The estimated mean of our patent value distribution is higher than 3 million Euros, the median is about one-tenth, and the mode is around a few...
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