Dr. Holger Graf
Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 3
07743 Jena
Room 5.21
Tel.: +49 3641 943 204
holger.graf (at) uni-jena.de
Curriculum vitae
| 1993 | Abitur at the Holbein-Gymnasium Augsburg |
| 1993-1995 | Deutsche Bank, Augsburg |
| 1995-1997 | Student of Economics at the University of Regensburg |
| 1997-2000 | Student of Economics at the University of Augsburg with special interests in economics of Innovation and environmental economics |
| 2000 | Diploma in Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Augsburg Final Thesis "F&E, Produktivität und Technischer Fortschritt" (R&D, Productivity and technological Change)(degree: Dipl.oec) |
| since 2000 | Assistant at the Chair of Professor Dr. Uwe Cantner, Department of Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena |
| June 2005 | Dissertation on "Interaction in Local Systems of Innovation: The Case of Jena" (degree: Dr. rer. pol.) |
Research interests
- Systems of Innovation
- Economics of Technological Change
- Social Network Analysis
- Market Evolution
- Industrial Economics
Monographs
"Networks in the Innovation Process: Local and Regional Interactions", Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2006.
Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Systemic View of Innovation 3. Proximity and Innovation 4. Interaction in German Regions 5. High-Tech Firms in Jena 6. Networks of Innovators 7. Local Innovation Systems in Comparison 8. Conclusions Appendix Bibliography Index
Review:
Fromhold-Eisebith, M. (2008), Networks in the Innovation Process: Local and Regional Interactions By Holger Graf, Growth and Change, 39, 1, 179-181.
Journal Articles
- The Performance of Gatekeepers in Innovator Networks, Industry and Innovation, forthcoming [together with Jens J. Krüger].
- Gatekeepers in Regional Networks of Innovators, Cambridge Journal of Economics, forthcoming.
- Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions, Regional Studies, 43(10), pp. 1349-1368, 2009 [together with Tobias Henning].
- The Network of Innovators in Jena: An Application of Social Network Analysis, Research Policy, 35(4), pp. 463-480, 2006 [together with Uwe Cantner].
- Cooperation and specialization in German technology regions, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 14(5), pp. 543-562, 2004 [together with Uwe Cantner].
Articles in Collections
- Growth, Development and Structural Change of Innovator Networks - The Case of Jena, in: R. Boschma and R. Martin (Eds.), Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography, forthcoming [together with Uwe Cantner].
- Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions, in: A. Freytag, R. Thurik, Entrepreneurship and Culture, pp. 97-128, 2010 [together with Tobias Henning].
- Urbane Innovationssysteme: Das Innovationsnetzwerk in Jena, in: B. Blättel-Mink, A. Ebner, Innovationssysteme - Technologie, Institutionen und die Dynamik der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, 2009 [together with Uwe Cantner and Andreas Meder].
- Foreign Subsidiaries in the East German Innovation System – Evidence from manufacturing industries: Comment on J. Günther, J. Stephan and B. Jindra, Applied Economics Quarterly Supplement, Issue 59, 167-172, 2008.
- A Model of an Innovation System with a Position Regulation of Science and Technology Parks within Innovation Networks, in: E. G. Carayannis and P. Formica (Eds.), Knowledge Matters: Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters, Palgrave Macmillan, 129-141, 2008 [together with Randolf Margull].
- Evolving innovation networks - some empirical results, in: R. Meckl, M. Rongping, M. Fanchen (Hrsg.), Technology and Innovation Management: Theories and practices from Germany and China, München: Oldenbourg, pp. 176-189, 2008 [together with Uwe Cantner].
- "Innovationssysteme und kollektive Innovationsprozesse: Einige theoretische Grundlagen", in: U. Cantner, R. Helm, R. Meckl (Hrsg.), Strukturen und Strategien in einem Innovationssystem: Das Beispiel Jena, Sternenfels: Verlag Wissenschaft & Praxis, S. 21-44, 2003 [zusammen mit U. Cantner].
- "Technologische und ökonomische Leistungsfähigkeit des Innovationssystems Jena: Ein Vergleich mit Ulm, Dresden und Heidelberg", in: U. Cantner, R. Helm, R. Meckl (Hrsg.), Strukturen und Strategien in einem Innovationssystem: Das Beispiel Jena, Sternenfels: Verlag Wissenschaft & Praxis, S. 45-74, 2003 [zusammen mit U. Cantner].
- "Standortfaktoren und Gründungsaktivitäten in Jena", in: U. Cantner, R. Helm, R. Meckl (Hrsg.), Strukturen und Strategien in einem Innovationssystem: Das Beispiel Jena, Sternenfels: Verlag Wissenschaft & Praxis, S. 97-123, 2003 [zusammen mit D. Fornahl].
Working papers
- "Inventor networks in emerging key technologies: information technology vs. semiconductors", Jena Economic Research Papers, 2009-059.
- "The Performance of Gatekeepers in Innovator Networks", Jena Economic Research Papers, 2009-058 [together with Jens J. Krüger].
- "Interaction Structures in Local Innovation Systems", Jena Economic Research Papers, 2008-040 [together with Uwe Cantner].
- "Das BioInstrumente-Cluster in Thüringen - Auswertungen einer Befragung zur Entwicklung, Kooperation und Finanzierung der Unternehmen im Cluster", Abschlussbericht, 12/2007 [together with Kristin Joel].
- "Growth, Development and Structural Change of Innovator Networks - The Case of Jena", Jena Economic Research Papers, 2007-090 [together with Uwe Cantner].
- "Gatekeepers in regional networks of innovators", Jena Economic Research Papers, 2007-054
- "Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions", Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft, FSU Jena, 19/2006 [together with Tobias Henning].
- "The Network of Innovators in Jena: An Application of Social Network Analysis", Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft, FSU Jena, 04/2004 [together with Uwe Cantner].
- "Innovationssystem und Gründungsgeschehen in Jena: Erste Erkenntnisse einer Unternehmensbefragung", Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft, FSU Jena, 06/2003 [together with U. Cantner and D. Fornahl].
- "Cooperation and Specialization in German Technology Regions", Jenaer Schriften zur Wirtschaftswissenschaft, FSU Jena, 04/2003 [together with Uwe Cantner].
Conferences & Workshops
- EAEPE Conference 2009 "Institutional Solutions for Economic Recovery", Amsterdam, 6-8 November 2009.
"Inventor networks in emerging key technologies: information technology vs. semiconductors" (slides) - Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2009 "Klimaschutz - Stand und Perspektiven", Magdeburg, 8-11 September 2009.
"The Performance of Gatekeepers in Innovator Networks" (slides) - Jahrestagung des Evolutorischen Ausschusses des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2009 "The Two Sides of Innovation - Creation and Destruction", Jena, 2-4 June 2009.
"Inventor networks in emerging key technologies: information technology vs. semiconductors" (slides) - Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2008 "Experimentelle Ökonomie: Neue Wege, neue Erkenntnisse?", Graz, 23-26 September 2008.
"Gatekeepers in regional networks of innovators" (slides) - Ferienakademie zum Gründungsmanagement, Jena, 19 September 2008.
"Analyse regionaler Innovationssysteme mit Patentdaten" (slides) - DRUID 25th Celebration Conference on "Entrepreneurship and Innovation", Copenhagen, 18-20 June 2008.
"Gatekeepers in regional networks of innovators" (slides) - 71. Jahrestagung der ARGE zum Thema "Globalisierung und Wettbewerb" Berlin, 17 April 2008
- DIME Scientific Conference on "Knowledge in Space and Time", Strasbourg, 7-9 April 2008.
"Gatekeepers in regional networks of innovators" - DIME Workshop on "Network dynamics and the performance of local innovation systems", Jena, 25-27 October 2007
"Gatekeepers in regional networks of innovators" (slides) - Faculty Seminar in Bochum, 12 June 2007
"Regional networks in the innovation process" (slides) - 5th EMAEE Conference on "Globalisation, Services and Innovation: The Changing Dynamics of the Knowledge Economy", Manchester, UK, 17 – 19 May 2007
"Gatekeepers in regional networks of innovators" (slides) - DIME Workshop on "Interdependencies of interactions in local and sectoral innovation systems", Jena, 22-24 March 2007
"Gatekeepers in regional networks of innovators: an exploration of patent data" (slides) - Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2006 "Öffentliche Investitionen und Infrastrukturleistungen bei knappen Staatsfinanzen", in Bayreuth, 26-29 September 2006
"Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions" (slides) - 11th ISS Conference "Innovation, Competition and Growth: Schumpeterian Perspectives" in Nice - Sophia-Antipolis, 21-24 June 2006
"Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions" - DIME Workshop on "The Emergence of Markets and Their Architecture", Paris, 4-5 May 2006
"A Typology of Emergence of Product Markets" (slides) - Innovationskolloquium der TU Freiberg, 29 November 2005
"Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions" - Jena Workshop zur Industrie- und Regionalentwicklung, Max-Planck-Institute Jena, 17 October 2005
"The system of innovation of Jena: Comparative performance, network structures and the role of the university" - XXII IASP World Conference on Science and Technology Parks "Global Innovation: The Role of Science and Technology Parks", Bejing, China, 19-21 September 2005
"A model of an innovation system with a position regulation of science and technology parks within innovation networks" - Seminar at the University Jena, "Patentdaten und lokale Innovationssysteme", 13 June 2005.
- 4th EMAEE Conference in Utrecht "Geography, Networks and Innovation", The Netherlands, 19-21 May 2005
"The Network of Innovators in Jena: An Application of Social Network Analysis" - Workshop on "Entrepreneurship and Culture", Max-Planck-Institute Jena, 7.02.2005
"Entrepreneurship and (the Changing Nature of) Innovation Systems" - Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2004 "Marktwirtschaft und Risiko", in Dresden, 28 September - 1 October 2004
"The Network of Innovators in Jena: An Application of Social Network Analysis" - 10th ISS Conference "Innovation, Industrial Dynamics and Structural Transformation: Schumpeterian Legacies" at Università Bocconi, Milan, 9-12 June 2004
"The Network of Innovators in Jena: An Application of Social Network Analysis" - Doktorandenseminar von Prof. Lorenz an der FSU Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät am 18. Februar 2004
"The Network of Innovators in Jena: An Application of Social Network Analysis" - ETE Workshop, Sophia Antipolis (Nice), 29-31 January 2004.
"The Network of Innovators in Jena: An Application of Social Network Analysis" - ECIS Workshop ‚Knowledge and Innovation in Creating and Sustaining Regional Growth in a Global Environment' in Eindhoven, 10-12 July 2003.
"Cooperation and Specialization in German Technology Regions" - ZEW Summer Workshop on ‚Innovation, Location and European Integration', Mannheim, 23-26 June 2003.
"Cooperation and Specialization in German Technology Regions" - 3rd EMAEE Conference ‚The Knowledge-Based Economies: New Challenges in Methodology, Theory and Policy' in Augsburg, 10-12 April 2003.
"Cooperation and Specialization in German Technology Regions" - ETE Workshop, Turin, 31 January - 02 February 2003.
"Cooperation and Specialization in German Technology Regions" - Doktorandenseminar von Prof. Lorenz an der FSU Jena, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät am 12. Juni 2002
"Innovationssystem Jena - Eine Analyse anhand der Patentstatistik"
Referee
- Industry and Innovation
- Industrial and Corporate Change
- International Journal of Technology and Globalisation (IJTG)
- International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (IJTTC)
- Journal of Evolutionary Economics
- Papers in Regional Science
- Regional Studies
- Research Policy
- Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
- Technovation
Teaching
Aktuell
Forschungs- und Technologiepolitik
Hauptstudium
- Forschungs- und Technologiepolitik
- Einführung in die Innovationsökonomik
- Mikroökonomik II
- Mikroökonomische Innovationsökonomik I
- Empirische Innovationsökonomik
- Ökonometrische Verfahren: Übung
Grundstudium
- Mikroökonomik I: Übung