Large infrastructure investment programs are often promoted as growth engines for regional development. This Master thesis will emprically investigate the economic effects of newly built highways on regional economic activity...

Contact: Knut Blind or Charlotte Rochell This thesis can use data from the Berlin Innovation Panel (BIP) to study the apsects of the regional cluster of Berlin.

Following various changes in the global geopolitical landscape, there is an increasing call for securing technological, but also digital sovereignty. Edler et al. (2020) define technology sovereignty as "the ability of a...

With increasing geopolitical uncertainties and changing policy patterns, the occurrence of trade conflicts must be expected to increase. For Germany and the EU, this means that trade relations with other countries must...

With increasing geopolitical uncertainties and changing policy patterns, the occurrence of trade conflicts must be expected to increase. For Germany and the EU, this means that trade relations with other countries must...

Start-ups are an important driver in successful innovation systems. We are looking for new approaches and data sources in getting access to statistical analyses of start-ups at the regional, national and global level....

How peer communities advance sustainable innovations Innovation studies have traditionally focused on firm activities. However, enabled by digital technologies, peer collaboration has become an essential element of innovation...