E-Book, Englisch, Band 59, 215 Seiten, Gewicht: 1 g
Blum / Zimmermann / Wey Globalization and Competition.
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-428-52902-5
Verlag: Duncker & Humblot
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, Band 59, 215 Seiten, Gewicht: 1 g
Reihe: Applied Economics Quarterly. Supplements
ISBN: 978-3-428-52902-5
Verlag: Duncker & Humblot
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This supplement presents the contributions to the 71st Annual Meeting of the Association of German Economic Research Institutes that deal with the contentious issues of "Globalization and Competition." Increased competitive intensity does not serve as a great "equalizer"; in contrast, the book identifies various areas where organizational and institutional differences sustain - a fact, important for the success of business strategies and governmental policies. In "Innovators and the Diversity of Innovation Systems" Uwe Canter and Andreas Meder analyze the determinants of cooperative invention. Regional proximity is a main driver of cooperative innovations so that path dependencies remain important even under globalization. Pio Baake und Christian Wey show that increasing demand-side market integration leads to new anticompetitive effects of mergers. In "Latin versus European Power: A Comparison of Market Reforms in Europe and Chile and Brazil" Tim Mennel and Maria Viecens show that national approaches towards utility regulations reveal persistent differences. Michael Rothgang analyzes the diversity of innovation processes while Christian Rammer and Anja Schmiele highlight the importance of absorptive capacities when innovation processes become more international. Finally, in "Foreign Subsidiaries in the East German Innovation System" Jutta Günther and co-authors show that foreign subsidiaries are often not linked to the local innovation system.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Inhalt: U. Cantner / A. Meder, Innovators and the Diversity of Innovation Systems - P. Baake / C. Wey, Market Integration and the Competitive Effects of Mergers - Comment: B. A. Kuchinke - T. Mennel / M. F. Viecens, Latin versus European Power; a Comparison of Market Reforms in Europe and Chile and Brazil - Comment: H. Weigt - M. Rothgang, Sectoral Innovation Systems, Corporate Strategies, and Competitiveness of the German Economy in a Globalised World - Comment: D. Fornahl - J. Günther / J. Stephan / B. Jindra, Foreign Subsidiaries in the East German Innovation System - Evidence from Manufacturing Industries - Comment: H. Graf - C. Rammer / A. Schmiele, Globalisation of Innovation in SMEs. Why They Go Abroad and What They Bring Back Home - Comment: A. Mangelsdorf
1;Editorial;6
2;Contents;8
3;Uwe Cantner and Andreas Meder: Innovators and the Diversity of Innovation Systems;10
3.1;Abstract;10
3.2;1. Introduction;10
3.3;2. Dimensions of Proximity Influencing Cooperative Innovation;12
3.4;3. Disentangling the Technological and Regional Impacts on Cooperative Invention;17
3.4.1;3.1 Index of Relative Regional Impact;18
3.4.2;3.2 Application to German Patent Data;18
3.4.3;3.3 Results;20
3.5;4. Regional Effects on Cooperative Invention and Their Determinants;20
3.5.1;4.1 Hypotheses;20
3.5.2;4.2 Data and Variables;21
3.5.3;4.3 Results;22
3.6;5. Conclusion;24
3.7;References;25
4;Pio Baake and Christian Wey: Market Integration and the Competitive Effects of Mergers;28
4.1;Abstract;28
4.2;1. Introduction;28
4.3;2. Market Definition, Market Shares, and Competitive Effects;30
4.4;3. Market Integration and Parallel Trade;33
4.5;4. Supply-side Market Integration;35
4.6;5. Demand-side Market Integration;36
4.7;6. Conclusions;45
4.8;References;46
5;Björn A. Kuchinke: Market Integration and the Competitive Effects of Mergers Comment;50
5.1;1. Overview and Classification;50
5.2;2. Paper Review and Open Questions;51
5.3;3. Concluding Remarks;52
5.4;References;52
6;Tim Mennel and Maria Fernanda Viecens: Latin versus European Power – a Comparison of Market Reforms in Europe and Chile and Brazil;54
6.1;Abstract;54
6.2;1. Introduction;54
6.3;2. Geographical Comparison;57
6.3.1;2.1 Population and Gross Domestic Product (GDP);57
6.3.2;2.2 Electricity Consumption;58
6.3.3;2.3 Electricity Production and Transmission Grid;59
6.4;3. Electricity Market Liberalization and Price Development;62
6.4.1;3.1 History of Liberalization;62
6.4.2;3.2 Price Development;66
6.5;4. Structure of Electricity Commerce;70
6.5.1;4.1 Electricity Generation and Wholesale Markets;70
6.5.2;4.2 Regulation of Electricity Commerce and Transmission Grids;74
6.5.3;4.3 Inter-regional Commerce;79
6.5.4;4.4 Distribution and Retail Markets;80
6.6;5. Current Problems;81
6.6.1;5.1 Market Power;81
6.6.2;5.2 Security of Supply;86
6.7;References;91
7;Hannes Weigt: Latin versus European Power – a Comparison of Market Reforms in Europe and Chile and Brazil. Comment;94
7.1;1. Apples and Oranges?;94
7.2;2. Open Questions;95
7.3;3. Will the Reader be Happy with the Paper?;97
7.4;References;97
8;Michael Rothgang: Sectoral Innovation Systems, Corporate Strategies, and Competitiveness of the German Economy in a Globalised World;98
8.1;Abstract;98
8.2;1. Introduction;98
8.3;2. Analysis of the Manufacturing Sector;100
8.3.1;2.1 Long-term Developments;100
8.3.2;2.2 Empirical Data Base;102
8.4;3. Internationalisation of Production and Corporate Behaviour;105
8.4.1;3.1 Trends in International Production Systems;105
8.4.2;3.2 Factors Influencing Location of R&D and Production Activities;106
8.4.3;3.3 Globalisation on the Value Chain in Automobile Production;108
8.4.4;3.4 Value Creating Activities in Manufacturing Firms;110
8.5;4. Sectoral Innovation, Production and Value Added Systems;111
8.5.1;4.1 The Sectoral Innovation and Production Systems;111
8.5.2;4.2 The Interaction of Sectoral Innovation and Production Systems;114
8.5.3;4.3 Firm Development and Value Added in the Industrialised Countries;120
8.6;5. Conclusion: Can we Hope to Influence Competitiveness and Employment by Supporting R&D Activities?;122
8.7;References;123
9;Dirk Fornahl: Sectoral Innovation Systems, Corporate Strategies, and Competitiveness of the German Economy in a Globalised World. Comment;126
9.1;1. Introduction and Overview of the Article;126
9.2;2. Indicators for National Competitiveness;127
9.3;3. International Knowledge Sourcing and Production Off-Shoring;130
9.4;4. Supporting R&D to Increase Competitiveness – The Key to Success?;133
9.5;5. Concluding Remarks;135
9.6;References;136
10;Jutta Günther, Johannes Stephan and Björn Jindra: Foreign Subsidiariesi n the East German Innovation System – Evidence from Manufacturing Industries;138
10.1;Abstract;138
10.2;1. Introduction;139
10.3;2. Theory and Hypotheses Development;141
10.4;3. The Empirical Analysis of Foreign Subsidiaries in East Germany;145
10.4.1;3.1 Data;145
10.4.2;3.2 Stylised Facts: Technological Capability of Foreign Subsidiaries in East Germany;149
10.4.3;3.3 Estimation Approach;152
10.5;4. Estimation Results and Discussion;155
10.6;5. Summary and Policy Conclusions;158
10.7;References;160
10.8;Annex;165
11;Holger Graf: Foreign Subsidiaries in the East German Innovation System – Evidence from Manufacturing Industries. Comment;168
11.1;1. Introduction;168
11.2;2. Evaluation of the Study;170
11.3;3. Conclusions;172
11.4;References;173
12;Christian Rammer and Anja Schmiele: Globalisation of Innovation in SMEs: Why They Go Abroad and What They Bring Back Home;174
12.1;Abstract;174
12.2;1. Introduction;174
12.3;2. Conceptual Background;176
12.3.1;2.1 Internationalisation of SMEs;176
12.3.2;2.2 Internationalisation of Innovation Activities;178
12.3.3;2.3 Effects of Innovation on Firm Performance;179
12.4;3. Empirical Models;181
12.4.1;3.1 Internal and External Drivers of Internationalising Innovation. Activities in SMEs;181
12.4.2;3.2 Effects of International Innovation Activities on SMEs’ Home Market Growth;185
12.5;4. Data;187
12.5.1;4.1 The German Innovation Survey;187
12.5.2;4.2 Measuring Model Variables;188
12.6;5. Drivers of Internationalising Innovation Activities;194
12.7;6. Performance Effects of International Innovation Activities;198
12.8;7. Conclusion;201
12.9;References;203
13;Axel Mangelsdorf: Globalisation of Innovation in SMEs: Why They Go Abroad, and What They Bring Back Home. Comment;208
13.1;References;211
14;Participants;214
