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Empirical studies on innovation, automation and changing economic dynamics in global value chains

This dissertation bridges innovation economics and international trade to examine how innovation both emerges from and reshapes global value chains (GVCs). It advances our understanding of the dual role of innovation: as an outcome of participation in fragmented production networks and as a driver of…

The process of academic scientists’ knowledge and technology transfer : initation, phase transitions and multiple goals

This dissertation explores the process of knowledge and technology transfer from academia to industry, focusing on individual scientists. Chapter 1 introduces the topic, economic relevance, research objectives, and an overview of subsequent chapters. Chapters 2 to 4 present core findings of three research…

Public research and the quality of inventions: : the role and impact of entrepreneurial universities and regional network…

The positive effect of public research on industrial innovations is beyond controversy: public research institutions produce knowledge that is subsequently transferred into product and process innovations by private businesses. Besides this rather passive role in commercializing inventions, public research…
Dordrecht [u.a.]: Springer Science + Business Media B.V., 2022-02

The evolution of knowledge spaces : innovation, indicators and drivers

This dissertation contributes on assessing how knowledge spaces change over time and on which are the factors driving their development. Technologies in innovation literature are regarded as a collection of combined components. These components are represented in the network form through knowledge spaces.…

Renewable energy : innovation and economic policy

Der Energiesektor ermöglicht es uns, Geschäfte zu machen, Produkte herzustellen und eine bessere Lebensqualität zu genießen. Unser derzeitiges Energiesystem hängt jedoch stark von fossilen Brennstoffen ab. Derzeit stammen 85 % des weltweiten Energieverbrauchs aus fossilen Brennstoffen, was zwei große…

4. Vorlesung (08.06.2020): The evolution of policy styles

Content: Mission vs. Diffusion; Classification; Classification matrix by Cantner & Pyka (2001); Classification matrix for 1996; Results; Stages of research and innovation policy; New mission orientation

3.2. Vorlesung (02.06.2020): R&D subsidies - part II

Content: Funding tournaments; Examples; Similarities and differences between BioRegio and InnoRegio; Advantages of funding tournaments; Disadvantages of funding tournaments; Overview of innovation policy instruments

3.2. Vorlesung (02.06.2020): R&D subsidies - part I

Content: Direct vs. indirect funding; Fiscal incentives in selected countries; Fiscal incentives for R&D; Direct funding of R&D

3.1. Vorlesung (26.05.2020): Institutions and institutional aspects - part III

Content: Universities and public research; Regional innovation system; Universities and public research in RIS; Patent network Dresden 1995-2001; Patent network Halle 1995-2001; Component distribution over time; Explaining actor centrality; Results

3.1. Vorlesung (26.05.2020): Institutions and institutional aspects - part II

Content: Standards; Basic functions of standards; Types of standards; Potential negative impacts of standardization; Policy implications

8.3. Vorlesung (20.05.2020): Data import and analysis - R (igraph)

Content: Co-inventors in R (igraph); Small worlds in R (igraph); Large networks with sparse matrices; References

3.1. Vorlesung (18.05.2020): Institutions and institutional aspects - part I

Content: Patent system; Appropriability mechanisms; Reasons not to patent; Four hypotheses; Explanation of the patent surge; Reasons to patent product innovations; Legal aspects of patenting; TRIPS; Design of the patent system; Patent scope; Conclusion

7. Vorlesung (13.05.2020): Data gathering and preparation

Content: Data collection; Relational data sources; Boundaries of the Network; Example - SCW-Networks; Data cleaning; Different Parsing Methods; Different Matching Algorithms

2.4. Vorlesung (11.05.2020): Innovation systems

Content: Definitions; Stylized innovation system; Innovation systems on various levels; Functions of innovation systems; Potential problems within innovation systems; Different innovation system approaches

2.1. Vorlesung (04.05.2020): Market failure - part II

Content: External effects in the production of knowledge - spillover-effects; External effects; Network effects; Indivisibilities and technical large risks; Uncertainty, risk aversion and information asymmetry; Private vs. social time preference