Prof. Dr. Philipp Böing

Prof. Dr. Philipp Böing

Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics

Professor Philipp Böing is a senior researcher in ZEW’s Research Unit “Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics” and teaches at Goethe University Frankfurt. His research focuses on innovation incentives and the impact of innovation on firm performance and economic growth. His work is characterised by the use of unique micro data, econometric analyses and empirical advances. Böing is particularly interested in policy evaluation, patent indicators, productivity and import competition.

Combined with a strong empirical focus on China and its global rise, he pursues a critical understanding of data-generating processes and institutions in China. He has advised the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the German Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI), among others. Previously, Böing was an assistant professor at Peking University and Taiwan Fellow at Academia Sinica. He is a research affiliate of the IZA – Research Institute of Labor Economics and a fellow of Tsinghua University.

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