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Innovationen und Investitionen österreichischer Unternehmen in der Krise

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  • Agnes Kügler
  • Klaus Friesenbichler
  • Jürgen Janger

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In der Studie werden die Innovationsaktivitäten österreichischer Unternehmen in den Krisenjahren 2020 bis 2022 untersucht, verursacht durch die COVID-19-Krise und den russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine. Basis bildet eine Literaturrecherche zu unternehmerischen Investitions- und Innovationsaktivitäten in Krisenphasen sowie eine empirische Untersuchung der verknüpften Daten aus dem WIFO-Konjunkturtest zu Investitionen und Produkteinführungen mit FFG-Förderdaten. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass Investitionen in immaterielle, wissensintensive Vermögenswerte wie Ausgaben für Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E) prozyklisch sind und mit dem wirtschaftlichen Abschwung zurückgehen. Durch den Mangel an Innovationsaktivitäten können dadurch Krisenphasen verlängert werden. Öffentliche F&E-Förderung kann dazu beitragen den Rückgang in Krisenzeiten zu verlangsamen und die Innovationsaktivitäten zu stabilisieren. Die Analyse ergab einen negativen Zusammenhang zwischen den Krisenjahren und der erwarteten wirtschaftlichen Lage der Unternehmen. Unternehmen, die neue Produkte und Dienstleistungen eingeführt, ihre Ausgaben dafür erhöht und bzw. oder FFG-Förderungen erhalten haben, blickten jedoch zuversichtlicher in die Zukunft.

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  • Agnes Kügler & Klaus Friesenbichler & Jürgen Janger, 2023. "Innovationen und Investitionen österreichischer Unternehmen in der Krise," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 70681, April.
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