IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12218

The Race against the Robots and the Fallacy of the Giant Cheesecake: Immediate and Imagined Impacts of Artificial Intelligence

Wim Naudé

published as 'Artificial intelligence: neither Utopian nor apocalyptic impacts soon' in: Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2021, 30 (1), 1-23.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12213

Innovative Events

Max Nathan, Anna Rosso

published in: Research Policy, 2022, 51 (1), 104373

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12190

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Innovation in the U.S. High-Tech Sector

J. David Brown, John S. Earle, Mee Jung Kim, Kyung Min Lee

published in: I. Ganguli, S. Kahn, M.MacGarvie (eds.), The Roles of Immigrants and Foreign Students in US Science, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship,Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020, 149-172.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12141

The Past and Future of Manufacturing in Central and Eastern Europe: Ready for Industry 4.0?

Wim Naudé, Aleksander Surdej, Martin Cameron

published as 'Ready for Industry 4.0? The Case of Central and Eastern Europe' in: Mohammad Dastbaz, Peter Cochrane (eds.), Industry 4.0 and Engineering for the Future, Springer International, 2019, 153-175

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12035

Firm Size and Innovation in the Service Sector

David Audretsch, Marian Hafenstein, Alexander S. Kritikos, Alexander Schiersch

published as 'Microfirms and innovation in the service sector' in: Small Business Economics, 2020, 55 (4), 997-1018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12005

Artificial Intelligence, Jobs, Inequality and Productivity: Does Aggregate Demand Matter?

Thomas Gries, Wim Naudé

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11977

Invisible Geniuses: Could the Knowledge Frontier Advance Faster?

Ruchir Agarwal, Patrick Gaule

published: American Economic Review: Insights, 2020, 2 (4), 409 - 424

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11737

The Race for an Artificial General Intelligence: Implications for Public Policy

Wim Naudé, Nicola Dimitri

published in: AI & Society, 2020, 35, 367–379

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11716

Fertility and Labor Market Responses to Reductions in Mortality

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Atheendar Venkataramani, Selma Walther

published as 'Women’s Fertility and Labor Market Responses to a Health Innovation' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023, 21 (4), 1595–1646,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11711

Money for Something: The Links between Research Funding and Innovation

Britta Glennon, Julia Lane, Ridhima Sodhi

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11650

Skills, Scope, and Success: An Empirical Look at the Start-up Process in Creative Industries in Germany

Karsten Kohn, Solvejg A. Wewel

published in: Creativity and Innovation Management, 2018, 27 (3), 295-318

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11569

Innovation, Wages, and Polarization in China

Belton M. Fleisher, William H. McGuire, Yaqin Su, Min Qiang Zhao

revised version available

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11194

Technological Innovation and Inclusive Growth in Germany

Wim Naudé, Paula Nagler

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11048

The Role of Entrepreneurial Human Capital as a Driver of Endogenous Economic Growth

Isaac Ehrlich, Dunli Li, Zhiqiang Liu

published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2017, 11 (3), 310–351

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10946

Beyond EU-US Trade Dynamics: TTIP Effects Related to Foreign Direct Investment and Innovation

Andre Jungmittag, Paul J. J. Welfens

published as 'EU-US trade post-trump perspectives: TTIP aspects related to foreign direct investment and innovation' in: International Economics and Economic Policy, 2020,17, 259 - 294

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10879

Secular Satiation

Gilles Saint-Paul

published in: Journal of Economic Growth, 2021, 26 (3), 291-327.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10846

The Role of Demand in Fostering Product vs Process Innovation: A Model and an Empirical Test

Herbert Dawid, Gabriele Pellegrino, Marco Vivarelli

published in: Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2021, 31, 1553-1572

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10749

Wages, Innovation, and Employment in China

Belton M. Fleisher, William H. McGuire, Xiaojun Wang, Min Qiang Zhao

revised version