14.10.2021 • 26/2021
Ostdeutsche Wirtschaft weniger von Lieferengpässen belastet als gesamtdeutsche, aber niedrigere Impfquoten bergen Risiko – Implikationen der Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Herbst 2021 und von Länderdaten aus jüngeren Veröffentlichungen des Statistischen Bund
Die derzeitigen Lieferengpässe beeinträchtigen die Produktion im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe in Ostdeutschland etwas weniger als in Deutschland insgesamt. Der Zuwachs des Bruttoinlandsprodukts im Jahr 2021 dürfte in Ostdeutschland mit 1,8% zwar geringer ausfallen als in Deutschland insgesamt (2,4%), doch 2022, wenn die Lieferengpässe weniger hemmen, dürfte sich dieser Abstand wohl noch vergrößern (Ostdeutschland: 3,6%, Deutschland: 4,8%).
Oliver Holtemöller
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Immigration and the Rise of American Ingenuity
Ufuk Akcigit, John Grigsby, Tom Nicholas
American Economic Review,
Nr. 5,
2017
Abstract
We build on the analysis in Akcigit, Grigsby, and Nicholas (2017) by using US patent and census data to examine the relationship between immigration and innovation. We construct a measure of foreign born expertise and show that technology areas where immigrant inventors were prevalent between 1880 and 1940 experienced more patenting and citations between 1940 and 2000. The contribution of immigrant inventors to US innovation was substantial. We also show that immigrant inventors were more productive than native born inventors; however, they received significantly lower levels of labor income. The immigrant inventor wage-gap cannot be explained by differentials in productivity.
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Start-up Competitions as an Instrument of Entrepreneurship Policy: The German Experience
Michael Schwartz, Maximilian Göthner, Claus Michelsen, N. Waldmann
European Planning Studies,
Nr. 10,
2013
Abstract
The number of aspiring entrepreneurs in high-tech industries who successfully complete the transition from a nascent start-up project towards an operational new venture is comparatively low in Germany. Since the mid-1990s, policy-makers have initiated numerous start-up competitions (SUCs or business plan competitions) to facilitate this important step in the venture creation process. SUCs have two key objectives. They are aimed at increasing start-up activity by motivating potential entrepreneurs, while they should also help to increase the likelihood of subsequent entrepreneurial success through providing necessary entrepreneurial skills to prospective entrepreneurs. With our explorative study, we provide the first comprehensive empirical evidence from a cross-sectional survey of existing SUCs in Germany. Overall, 71 SUCs are identified which are analysed regarding their development, regional distribution, and main structural characteristics. Finally, we outline an agenda of future research questions concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of SUCs as an instrument of entrepreneurship policy.
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