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Digitalisierung in der Schweizer Wirtschaft: Ergebnisse der Umfrage 2016
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Die Entwicklung der Innovationsaktivitäten in der Schweizer Wirtschaft 1997–2014
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How Different Policy Instruments Affect the Creation of Green Energy Innovation: A Differentiated Perspective
(2016)KOF Working PapersBased on representative firm-level survey data for the three countries Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, we investigate the effects of regulation, energy taxes, voluntary agreements, and subsidies, on the creation of green product innovations. Our data set allows us to distinguish between the supply-side effects (cost effects) and the demand-side effects of policy measures, which improves our understanding of the frequently observed ...Working Paper -
Development and Utilization of Energy-related Technologies, Economic Performance and the Role of Policy Instruments
(2016)KOF Working PapersThe present study investigates the effects of energy-related technologies on economic performance at firm level. We distinguish clearly between adoption and use of energy-related technologies (process innovation in the broad sense) and product innovation in energy-related fields. We take into consideration four energy-related policy instruments (and expected demand for energy-related new products and services). We investigate the possibility ...Working Paper -
Does Energy Policy Hurt International Competitiveness of Firms? A Comparative Study for Germany, Switzerland and Austria
(2016)KOF Working PapersThis paper investigates the impact of energy policies on the export performance of firms. There has been a long policy debate on potentially negative impacts of cost-increasing energy policies on international competitiveness. We use firm-level data from three countries with similar industry structure but different energy policies: Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We rely on firm manager assessments on the relevance of energy policy (in ...Working Paper -
Knowledge Spillovers and their Impact on Innovation Success - A New Approach Using Patent Backward Citations
(2016)KOF Working PapersWe propose a new patent-based measure of knowledge spillovers that calculates technological proximity based on firms that were identified via patent backward citations links. We argue that this measure has a couple of advantages as compared to the 'standard' measure proposed by Jaffe: First, it reflects spillovers from both domestic and foreign technologically 'relevant' firms, second, it is more precise because it only takes into account ...Working Paper -
The adoption of green energy technologies: The role of policies in an international comparison
(2016)KOF Working PapersWe contribute to the existing research about policy‐induced technology adoption in several ways. First, we suggest a new survey design to measure the energy‐related policy environment. Second, we simultaneously estimate the policy effects for the adoption propensity and the adoption intensity simultaneously and, third, we conduct an international comparison of the policy effects. Based on a representative sample of firms for Austria, ...Working Paper -
Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Tirol im Lichte des RCI 2013: Studie im Auftrag des ‚Land Tirol‘ Abteilung Landesentwicklung und Zukunftsstrategie
(2014)KOF StudiesDie Landesregierung von Tirol erteilte der ETH Zürich, KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle den Auftrag, die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Tirols im Lichte der Ergebnisse des RCI (Regional Competitiveness Index) 2013 zu untersuchen. Dabei soll vor allem der RCI als Wettbewerbsmass und dessen Ergebnisse für Tirol einer kritischen Würdigung unterzogen werden. Darüber hinaus sollen Stossrichtungen für wirtschaftspolitische Massnahmen aufgezeigt werden.Report -
Impact of external knowledge acquisition strategies on innovation
(2013)KOF Working PapersThere is growing evidence that firms increasingly adopt open innovation practices. In this paper we investigate the impact of two such external knowledge acquisition strategies, ‘buy’ and ‘cooperate’, on firm’s product innovation performance. Taking a direct (productivity)approach, we test for complementarity effects in the simultaneous use of the two strategies, and in the intensity of their use. Our results based on large panels of Dutch ...Working Paper