Dear all, We are happy to announce the 8th ZEW/MaCCI Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting will be held at ZEW, Mannheim, Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17, 2019. We will distribute the Call for Papers with detailed information shortly, but for now, please save the dates. For the organising committee Georg Licht and Bettina Peters -- Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH (ZEW) Mannheim - L7, 1 - 68161 Mannheim Sitz der Gesellschaft: Mannheim - Amtsgericht Mannheim HRB 6554 Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende: Ministerin Theresia Bauer MdL Geschäftsführer: Prof. Achim Wambach, Ph.D.; Thomas Kohl Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) - L7, 1 - 68161 Mannheim, Germany Registered Office: Mannheim - Local Court Mannheim HRB 6554 Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board: Minister Theresia Bauer MdL Executive Directors: Prof. Achim Wambach, PhD; Thomas Kohl