Regional and technological patterns of cooperative innovation activities [Elektronische Ressource] / von Andreas Meder

Regional and technological patternsof cooperative innovation activitiesAndreas MederDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum politicarum (Dr. rer. pol.)vorgelegt dem Rat der WirtschaftswissenschaftlichenFakultatder Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jenaam 15.07.2008von Diplom Volkswirt Andreas Medergeboren am 13.04.1980 in GothaGutachter1: Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner2: Prof. Dr. Michael FritschDatum der Verteidigung: 11.02.2009IITo SimoneIIIAcknowledgementsDuring my time of Ph.D. candidature at the Department of Economics atFriedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, I had the golden opportunity to get in-volved in a research community of researcher working either at the universityor the Max-Planck-Institute of Economics in Jena, who shared my interest inempirical applications of the innovation systems approach. This fruitful coop-eration provided the base for the following chapters. I’m very grateful for theopportunity to work within the Graduate College "The Economics of InnovativeChange". I want to thank Tom Br okel and Anne ter Wal for their engagement inour collaborations. Among all the others, I especially want to thank Uwe Cantnerfor his excellent supervision, his marvelous work as co-author and the patiencehe always had with me.