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Investitionsschwäche oder Strukturverschiebung der Investitionstätigkeit? Zur Rolle immaterieller Investitionen für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Unternehmen

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  • Peters, Bettina

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Der Beitrag untersucht, inwieweit hinter der oft konstatierten Investitionsschwäche der europäischen Wirtschaft eine Strukturverschiebung von materiellen zu immateriellen Investitionen steht. Da letztere nur zum Teil unter den Investitionsbegriff der Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnung fallen, könnte der beobachtbare Rückgang der Investitionsquote nur ein scheinbarer sein, da ihm steigende Ausgaben für die Bildung von immateriellem Kapital wie z.B. unternehmerischen Kompetenzen (u.a. Markenwerte, Humanund Organisationskapital) oder anderen Formen nichttechnischen neuen Wissens gegenüberstehen. Auf Basis von Daten der gewerblichen Wirtschaft Deutschlands zeigen wir zum einen, dass in der Tat Ausgaben für immaterielle Kapitalgüter im vergangenen Jahrzehnt deutlich stärker angestiegen sind als die Investitionen für Sachkapital. Zweitens belegen mikroökonometrische Panelanalysen, dass diese Investitionen höhere Produktivitätsbeiträge leisten als Sachkapitalinvestitionen und somit für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Unternehmen immer wichtiger werden. Die Wirtschaftspolitik sollte daher die steuerlichen und finanziellen Rahmenbedingungen für immaterielle Investitionen verbessern.

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  • Rammer, Christian & Peters, Bettina, 2016. "Investitionsschwäche oder Strukturverschiebung der Investitionstätigkeit? Zur Rolle immaterieller Investitionen für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Unternehmen," ZEW Discussion Papers 16-037, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
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    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
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