Uwe Cantner

Uwe Cantner

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Appointments

  • Full Professor of Economics at the FSU Jena
  • Professor of Economics at the University of Southern Denmark/Odense
  • Vice President for Young Researchers and Diversity Management at FSU Jena (2014 - 2024)
  • Chairman of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation  (EFI: Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation) at the Federal German Government
  • Spokesman of the DFG-GRK 1411 – The Economics of Innovative Change

Contact

Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner
Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3, Room 5.23
D-07743 Jena

fon: +49 (0) 3641 9 43200
fax: +49 (0) 3641 9 43202
uwe.cantner@uni-jena.de

Consultation hours: By appointment (please contact the office in advance)

Main fields of interest

  • Most Recent Refereed Publications

    Cantner, U., D.  Fornahl & S. Kuhlmann, Towards a New Role of the State for Transformative Innovation, in: Cantner, U., D. Fornahl & S. Kuhlmann (eds), The New Role of State in Transformative Innovation, Elgar, 2026, 1-18

    Cantner, U., H. Dauchert, L. Dreier, P. Figge, C. Häussler, Technological Sovereignty of an Economy: Mastery and Availability of Key Enabling Technologies, in: Cantner, Fornahl, Kuhlmann (eds), The New Role of State in Transformative Innovation, Elgar, 2026, 360-77

    Cantner, U., D. Fornahl & S. Kuhlmann, Afterword: dawn of a liberterian and conflictual area, in: Cantner, U., D. Fornahl & S. Kuhlmann (eds), The New Role of State in Transformative Innovation, Elgar, 2026, 264-66

    Cantner, U., D. Fornahl & S. Kuhlmann (eds), The New Role of State in Transformative Innovation, Elgar, 2026

    Cantner, U., Raus aus der Struktur- und Wachstumskrise: mit Forschungs- und Innovationspolitik, Wirtschaftsdienst, 105(12), 2025, 870-75

    Cantner, U., & B. Verspagen, Jevons Stanley (Stan) Metcalfe and his contributions to the Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Journal of Evolutionary Economics 35(5), 2025, 801-5

    Cantner, U., Verspagen, B. The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, Journal of Evolutionary Economics 35(5), 2025, 807-8

    Cantner, U., Wissenschaft trifft Wirtschaft: Von Transferkanälen zu Transferökosystemen, Forschung und Lehre 11, 2025

    Cantner, U., Innovation und Transformation, Internationale Politik Special 6, 2025, 63-67

    Cantner, U., P. Gaikwad, & M. Menter, Familiarity or Specialization? The Influence of Firm’s Level of Technology Engagement on Radical Inventiveness, Available at SSRN 5686279.

    Stehnken, T., M. Astor, J. Jaspersen, P. Möhlmann, J. Reichert, C. Rammer, A. Ehrlich, L. Strecke, U. Cantner, N. Grashof, C. Brinkhof & T. Brenner (2025), Evaluation: Programmfamilie „Unternehmen Region“, Prognos, Basel, 2025

    Bertschek, I., G. Buenstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, CM. Schmidt & F. Welter, Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI) Report 2025, Berlin, 2025

    Bertschek, I., G. Bünstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, C.M. Schmidt & F. Welter. Keine Zeit verlieren in der Forschungs- und Innovationspolitik, EFI - POLICY BRIEF NR.2-2025, Berlin, 2025

    Cantner, U., & Verspagen, B. (2025). Introduction to the papers of Richard Nelson in the Journal of Evolutionary Economics. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 1-3.

    Bünstorf, G., U. Cantner, C. Häussler & P. Meurer. Innovationsmotor Start-ups: Herausforderungen und politische Unterstützung. ifo Schnelldienst, 78(05), 2025, 10-13.

    Büchele, S., G. Bünstorf, U. Cantner, L. Dreier, L. Eilers & F. Welter. Soziale Innovationen und Soziale Digitalisierung. In: Opielka, M., & Erfurth, C. (Hrsg) (2025). Soziale Digitalisierung: Perspektiven zu den Schnittstellen von Technik und Gesellschaft, Springer VS, Wiesbaden, 2025, 73-95

    Cantner, U., Welter, F., Brink, S., Dreier, L., Hädrich, T., & Rieger-Fels, M. (2025). Herausforderungen in der Wasserwirtschaft bedürfen innovativer Lösungen. Wasserwirtschaft, 115(5), 50-51.

    Bertschek, I., G. Bünstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, C.M. Schmidt, F. Welter & H. Dauchert. Forschungs- und Innovationspolitik stärken. Wirtschaftsdienst, 3, 2025, 146.

    Ali, M., U. Cantner, I. Roy & M.F. Riaz. Bridging the Innovation Divide in Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis of India and Pakistan. 2025, available at SSRN 5200543

    Cantner, U., & T. Hädrich. Taking up the proper modes of innovation-DUI, STI or both?. FSU Jena mimeo, 2025

    Bertschek, I., G. Bünstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, P. Meurer, T. Requate, C.M. Schmidt & F. Welter, Effizienz der Klimapolitik erhöhen!, EFI POLICY BRIEF NR. 1-2025, Berlin, 2025

    Bertschek, I., G. Bünstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, C.M. Schmidt & F. Welter, Jahresgutachten zu Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands 2025, Berlin, 2025

    Rothgang, M., U. Cantner, J. Dehio, L. Dreier, A.M. Scholz & K. Seidel. Begleitende Evaluation des sechsten zivilen Luftfahrtforschungsprogramm (LuFo-VI) des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK), RWI, 2024

    Cantner, U. & A. Freytag, Strukturwandel hin zu klimaneutralen Industrieländern ordnungspolitisch gestalten, in: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Wohlstand nachhaltig sichern - Erfolgreicher Strukturwandel durch klimaneutrale Industrialisierung, Berlin, 2024, 7-28

    Cantner, U., A. Freytag & J. Cernicky. Sonderwirtschaftszonen als Probelauf für den Strukturwandel, Handelsblatt, 28.10.2024

    Cantner, U., Table Forum Datengesellschaft: Warum wir eine Datengesellschaft werden müssen, um innovativ bleiben zu können und warum wir noch keine Datengesellschaft sind, 3.11.2024

    Bertschek, I., G. Bünstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, C.M. Schmidt, F. Welter, H. Dauchert & T. Requate, Synergieeffekte zwischen ziviler und militärischer Forschung klug nutzen, Wirtschaftsdienst 104(10), 2024, 677–682

    Bertschek, I., G. Buenstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, T. Requate & F. Welter, Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI) Report 2024, Berlin, 2024

    Cantner, U., T Grebel & X. Zhang, The architecture of global knowledge production – do low-income countries get more involved? Industrial and Corporate Change 33(5), 2024, 1298–1329

    Bertschek, I., G. Buenstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, T. Requate & F. Welter, Zur Leistungsfähigkeit und Attraktivität des Forschungs- und Innovationsstandorts Deutschland, ifo Schnelldienst 04/2024

    Bertschek, I., G. Buenstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, T. Requate & F. Welter, Transformative F&I-Politik am Beispiel neuer Technologien in der Landwirtschaft und sozialer Innovationen, Wirtschaftsdienst 104(4), 2024, 225–229

    Buechele S., G. Buenstorf, U. Cantner, L. Dreier, P. Meurer & L.P. Neumann, Commissioned Project Evaluations of Research and Innovation Policy in Germany: A Review, Studie zum deutschen, Innovationssystem | Nr. 11-2024, Berlin, 2024

    Bertschek, I., G. Bünstorf, U. Cantner, C. Häussler, T. Requate & F. Welter, Jahresgutachten zu Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands 2024, Berlin, 2024

     

  • Curriculum vitae
    • 1980-1985
      University of Augsburg: Business Administration/Economics (degree: Dipl.oec.)
    • 1983-1984
      Wayne-State University, Detroit, MI, USA: Economics (degree: MA)
    • 1985-1990
      Assistant at the Chair of Professor Dr. Horst Hanusch, Department of Economics, University of Augsburg
    • 1990
      PhD at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Professor Dr. Franz Gehrels, Institute for International Economics, topic: "Technischer Fortschritt, neue Güter und internationaler Handel" (Technical Progress, New Goods and International Trade) (degree: Dr.oec.publ.)
    • 1990-1996
      Assistant at the Chair of Professor Dr. Horst Hanusch, Department of Economics, University of Augsburg
    • 1996
      Habilitation in Economics, topic "Heterogenität und technologische Spillovers - Grundelemente einer ökonomischen Theorie des technologischen Fortschritts" (Heterogeneity and Technological Progress -basic elements of an economic theory of technological progress) (degree: Dr.rer.pol.habil.)
    • 1996-1997
      Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Augsburg
    • 1997-1998
      Temporary Professorship at the Department of Economics, University of Augsburg
    • 1998
      Guest Professor at Université du Toulon et du Var
    • 1998, 1999, 2000
      Guest Professor at Université de Rennes
    • 04/2000-11/2000
      Temporary Professorship at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
    • since 12/2000
      Professor of Economics, Chair for Microeconomics at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
    • since 07/2010
      Professor of Economics (II) at the University of Southern Denmark/Odense
    • 2013
      Guest Professor at the University of Turin
    • 2013
      Guest Professor at the Telecom Ecole de Management, Paris
    • 2012-2014
      President of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society
    • 2014
      Guest Professor at the Telecom Ecole de Management, Paris
    • since 10/2014
      Vice President for Young Researchers and Diversity Management of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
    • 2015
      Guest Professor at the Université des Nice/Sophia Antipolis, Nice
    • 2015
      Guest Professor at the Telecom Ecole de Management, Paris
    • since 2022
      Secretary General of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society
  • Scientific Appointments
    • since 1997
      Member of the faculty of the European Summer School on Industrial Dynamics (ESSID)
    • 1998-2008
      General Editor of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS)
    • 2000
      Member of the Jury of the Joseph A. Schumpeter Prize 2000
    • since 2001
      Editor of the Journal of Evolutionary Economics (JEE)
    • 2002
      Member of the Jury of the Joseph A. Schumpeter Prize 2002
    • 2005-2012
      Vice Chair of the Governing Board of the DIME EU-Network of Excellence
    • 2006-2008 Member of the Council of the ZEW Innovationpanel
    • since 7/2006
      Spokesman DFG-RTG 1411 "The Economics of Innovative Change"
    • since 10/2006
      Member of the Advisory Board of the Mannheim Innovationpanel of the ZEW (MIP)
    • since 12/2007
      Director Jena Graduate School "Human Behaviour in Social and Economic Change"
    • 2008-2009
      Chairman of the Evolutionary Economics Chapter of the German Economic Association
    • 2012-2016
      Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the IWH in Halle/Saale
    • 2010-2019
      Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Mannheim Innovation Panel at the ZEW Mannheim
    • 2010
      Member of the Jury of the Joseph A. Schumpeter-Prize 2010
    • since 2010
      Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Economic Analysis (JEA)
    • 2012-2014
      President of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society
    • since 2015
      Member of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation  (EFI: Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation) at the Federal German Government
    • since 2019
      Chairman of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation  (EFI: Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation) at the Federal German Government
    • since 2019
      Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Eurasian Business Review