Rahmenbedingungen für einen erfolgreichen Technologietransfer und Perspektiven des Innovationsstandortes Sachsen
Jutta Günther
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 5,
2011
Abstract
Forschung und Entwicklung werden als Treiber des technischen Fortschritts und Garanten der internationalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit angesehen. Der Freistaat Sachsen nimmt hinsichtlich der Ausgaben für Forschung und Entwicklung im Vergleich zu den Neuen Ländern eine Spitzenposition ein und kann sich auch mit einer Reihe westdeutscher Länder messen, ausgenommen Baden-Württemberg, Bayern und Hessen. Die immer noch relativ niedrige Forschungsintensität der Wirtschaft im Vergleich zur öffentlichen Forschung ist strukturell bedingt. Auf
aggregierter Ebene kompensieren die öffentlichen Forschungsausgaben dieses transformationsbedingte „Defizit“. Mit Blick auf diese Situation besitzt der Technologietransfer zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft, insbesondere
von Universitäten zu Unternehmen, eine hohe Bedeutung. Den Überlegungen der systemischen Innovationstheorie folgend sind verschiedene Kanäle des Transfers von Wissen zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft möglich. Dazu zählen die Auftragsforschung der Universitäten, Patentaktivitäten, Publikationen sowie Verbundprojekte. Die empirischen Befunde zu diesen ausgewählten Mechanismen des Technologietransfers lassen erkennen, dass der Freistaat Sachsen im Vergleich zu anderen Ländern eine solide Position einnimmt, aber auch noch Entwicklungspotenziale bestehen. Eine technologieoffen gestaltete Forschungspolitik kann dabei unterstützend wirksam sein.
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Energetische Aufwertung vermieteter Mehrfamilienhäuser: Die kleinen Wohnungsanbieter tun sich schwer – Auswertungen auf Grundlage des ista-IWH-Energieeffizienzindex–
Sebastian Rosenschon, Claus Michelsen
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 4,
2011
Abstract
Das im Herbst 2010 vorgestellte Klimakonzept der Bundesregierung hat eine heftige Kontroverse über die Wirtschaftlichkeit energetischer Gebäudesanierungen nach sich gezogen. Der vorliegende Beitrag greift den Aspekt unterschiedlicher Eigentümerstrukturen im Mehrfamilienhausbereich auf und zeigt, dass die Ergebnisse energetischer Sanierungsmaßnahmen hinsichtlich der Größe eines Anbieters differenziert betrachtet werden müssen. Die einführende Diskussion theoretischer Argumente legt dabei nahe, dass große Immobilieneigentümer aufgrund ihrer Erfahrung in der Planung und Durchführung von Sanierungen sowie aufgrund von Größenvorteilen bei der Beschaffung und Ausführung von Bauleistungen zu geringeren Grenz- und Durchschnittskosten sanieren können. In
der Folge sollten bei diesen Anbietern nach Abschluss der Sanierung höhere Energieeffizienzniveaus zu beobachten sein. Hierfür können im Rahmen einer regressionsanalytischen Untersuchung starke Indizien präsentiert werden.
Die Sanierungsergebnisse unterscheiden sich signifikant: Während Kleinst- und Kleinanbieter mit einer Vollsanierung eine durchschnittliche Verbesserung der Energiekennwerte um 14,7% bzw. 16,7% erreichten, lag dieser Wert bei Großeigentümern bei 32,3%. Für politische Entscheidungen hinsichtlich der Fortentwicklung der Energieeinsparverordnung bedeutet dies, dass pauschale Vorschriften und Regelungen im Bestreben um mehr Energieeffizienz zu kurz greifen.
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Analyzing Innovation Drivers in the German Laser Industry: the Role of Positioning in the Social and Geographical Space
Muhamed Kudic, Peter Bönisch, Iciar Dominguez Lacasa
Abstract
Empirical and theoretical contributions provide strong evidence that firm-level performance outcomes in terms of innovativeness can either be determined by the firm’s position in the social space (network effects) or by the firm’s position in the geographical space (co-location effects). Even though we can observe quite recently first attempts in bringing together these traditionally distinct research streams (Whittington et al. 2009), research on interdependent network and geographical co-location effects is still rare. Consequently, we seek to answer the following research question: considering that the effects of social and geographic proximity on firm’s innovativeness can be interdependent, what are the distinct and combined effects of firm’s network and geographic position on firm-level innovation output? We analyze the innovative performance of German laser source manufacturers between 1995 and 2007. We use an official database on publicly funded R&D collaboration projects in order to construct yearly networks and analyze firm’s network positions. Based on information on population entries and exits we calculate various types of geographical proximity measures between private sector and public research organizations (PRO). We use patent grants as dependent variable in order to measure firm-level innovation output. Empirical results provide evidence for distinct effect of network degree centrality. Distinct effect of firm’s geographical co-location to laser-related public research organization promotes patenting activity. Results on combined network and co-location effects confirms partially the existence of in-terdependent proximity effects, even though a closer look at these effects reveals some ambiguous but quite interesting findings.
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How Does Industry Specialization Affect the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems?
Michael Fritsch, Viktor Slavtchev
Annals of Regional Science,
No. 1,
2010
Abstract
This study analyzes the relationship between the specialization of a region in certain industries and the efficiency of the region in generating new knowledge. The efficiency measure is constructed by relating regional R&D input and output. An inversely u-shaped relationship is found between regional specialization and R&D efficiency, indicating the presence of externalities of both Marshall and Jacobs’ type. Further factors influencing efficiency are externalities resulting from high R&D intensity of the local private sector as well as knowledge from local public research institutions. The impact of both the specialization and the additional factors is, however, different for regions at different efficiency levels.
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What Determines the Innovative Success of Subsidized Collaborative R&D Projects? – Project-Level Evidence from Germany –
Michael Schwartz, François Peglow, Michael Fritsch, Jutta Günther
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 7,
2010
published in: Technovation
Abstract
Systemic innovation theory emphasizes that innovations are the result of an interdependent exchange process between different organizations. This is reflected in the current paradigm in European innovation policy, which aims at the support of collaborative R&D and innovation projects bringing together science and industry. Building on a large data set using project-level evidence on 406 subsidized R&D cooperation projects, the present paper provides detailed insights on the relationship between the innovative success of R&D cooperation projects and project characteristics. Patent applications and publications are used as measures for direct outcomes of R&D projects. We also differentiate between academic-industry projects and pure inter-firm projects. Main results of negative binomial regressions are that large-firm involvement is positively related to pa-tent applications, but not to publications. Conversely, university involvement has positive effects on project outcomes in terms of publications but not in terms of patent applications. In general, projects’ funding is an important predictor of innovative success of R&D cooperation projects. No significant results are found for spatial proximity among cooperation partners and for the engagement of an applied research institute. Results are discussed with respect to the design of R&D cooperation support schemes.
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What Happened to the East German Housing Market? – A Historical Perspective on the Role of Public Funding –
Claus Michelsen, Dominik Weiß
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 20,
2009
Abstract
The paper analyses the development of the East German housing market after the reunification of the former German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990. We analyse the dynamics of the East German housing market within the framework of the well-known stock-flow model, proposed by DiPasquale and Wheaton. We show that the today observable disequilibrium to a large extend is caused by post-unification housing policy and its strong fiscal incentives to invest into the housing stock. Moreover, in line with the stylized empirical facts, we show that ‘hidden reserves’ of the housing market were reactivated since the economy of East Germany became market organized. Since initial undersupply was overcome faster than politicians expected, the implemented fiscal stimuli were too strong. In contrast to the widespread opinion that outward migration caused the observable vacancies, this paper shows that not weakness of demand but supply side policies caused the observable disequilibrium.
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The Role of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime for Foreign Investors in Post-Socialist Economies
Benedikt Schnellbächer, Johannes Stephan
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 4,
2009
Abstract
We integrate international business theory on foreign direct investment (FDI) with institutional theory on intellectual property rights (IPR) to explain characteristics and behaviour of foreign investment subsidiaries in Central East Europe, a region with an IPR regime-gap vis-à-vis West European countries. We start from the premise that FDI may play a crucial role for technological catch-up development in Central East Europe via technology and knowledge transfer. By use of a unique dataset generated at the IWH in collaboration with a European consortium in the framework of an EU-project, we assess the role played by the IPR regimes in a selection of CEE countries as a factor for corporate governance and control of foreign invested subsidiaries, for their own technological activity, their trade relationships, and networking partners for technological activity. As a specific novelty to the literature, we assess the in influence of the strength of IPR regimes on corporate control of subsidiaries and conclude that IPR-sensitive foreign investments tend to have lower functional autonomy, tend to cooperate more intensively within their transnational network and yet are still technologically more active than less IPR-sensitive subsidiaries. In terms of economic policy, this leads to the conclusion that the FDI will have a larger developmental impact if the IPR regime in the host economy is sufficiently strict.
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Industry Specialization, Diversity and the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems
Michael Fritsch, Viktor Slavtchev
Determinants of Innovative Behaviour,
2008
Abstract
Innovation processes are characterized by a pronounced division of labor between actors. Two types of externality may arise from such interactions. On the one hand, a close location of actors affiliated to the same industry may stimulate innovation (MAR externalities). On the other hand, new ideas may be born by the exchange of heterogeneous and complementary knowledge between actors, which belong to different industries (Jacobs’ externalities). We test the impact of both MAR as well as Jacobs’ externalities on innovative performance at the regional level. The results suggest an inverted u-shaped relationship between regional specialization in certain industries and innovative performance. Further key determinants of the regional innovative performance are private sector R&D and university-industry collaboration.
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How Does Industry Specialization Affect the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems?
Michael Fritsch, Viktor Slavtchev
Jena Economic Research Papers, Nr. 2008-058,
No. 58,
2008
Abstract
This study analyzes the relationship between the specialization of a region in certain industries and the efficiency of the region in generating new knowledge. The efficiency measure is constructed by relating regional R&D input and output. An inversely u-shaped relationship is found between regional specialization and R&D efficiency, indicating the presence of externalities of both Marshall and Jacobs’ type. Further factors influencing efficiency are spillovers within the private sector as well as from public research institutions. The impact of both the specialization and the additional factors is, however, different for regions at different efficiency levels.
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Industry Specialization, Diversity and the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems
Michael Fritsch, Viktor Slavtchev
Jena Economic Research Papers, Nr. 2007-018,
No. 18,
2007
Abstract
Innovation processes are characterized by a pronounced division of labor between actors. Two types of externality may arise from such interactions. On the one hand, a close location of actors affiliated to the same industry may stimulate innovation (MAR externalities). On the other hand, new ideas may be born by the exchange of heterogeneous and complementary knowledge between actors, which belong to different industries (Jacobs’ externalities). We test the impact of both MAR as well as Jacobs’ externalities on innovative performance at the regional level. The results suggest an inverted u-shaped relationship between regional specialization in certain industries and innovative performance. Further key determinants of the regional innovative performance are private sector R&D and university-industry collaboration.
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