Prof. Dr. Philipp Böing

Associate Fellow

Prof. Dr. Philipp Böing is an Associate Fellow at PRIF’s Research Depart­ment International Institutions, Associate Pro­fessor at Goethe Uni­versity Frankfurt and a Senior Researcher at the ZEW – Leib­niz Centre for European Economic Research in Mann­heim, Germany. His empirical research focuses on the Chinese economy and China's global rise. His work examines the role of inno­vation incentives and the impact of inno­vation on firm perfor­mance and eco­nomic growth.

Philipp Böing
philipp.boeing(at)zew.de
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CV

| since 2026
Associate Fellow at PRIF 

| since 2024
Associate Pro­fessor at Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Eco­nomics and Business, Depart­ment of Economic Policy and Quanti­tative Methods, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 

| since 2020
Senior Researcher at ZEW – Leib­niz Centre for European Eco­nomic Research, Depart­ment of Eco­nomics of Inno­vation and Indus­trial Dynamics, Mannheim, Ger­many 

| 2017–2019
Assistant Professor at Peking Uni­versity, National School of Develop­ment, China Center for Eco­nomic Research, Beijing, China 

| 2015–2017
Post­doctoral Researcher at ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Eco­nomic Research, Department of Eco­nomics of Inno­vation and Industrial Dynamics, Mann­heim, Germany 

| 2010–2015
Ph.D. in Eco­nomics (Dr. rer. pol., summa cum laude), Frankfurt School of Finance & Manage­ment, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Publications

  • A global decline in research productivity? Evidence from China and Germany
    | 2020
    Böing, Philipp; Huenermund, Paul (2020): A global decline in research productivity? Evidence from China and Germany, Economics Letters, 197: 109646.
    Publication
  • Measuring China’s Patent Quality: Development and Validation of ISR Indices
    | 2019
    Böing, Philipp; Mueller, Elisabeth (2019): Measuring China’s Patent Quality: Development and Validation of ISR Indices, China Economic Review, 57: 101331.
  • The effect of institutional ownership on firm innovation: Evidence from Chinese listed firms
    | 2017
    Rong, Zhao; Wu, Xiaokai; Böing, Philipp (2017): The effect of institutional ownership on firm innovation: Evidence from Chinese listed firms, Research Policy, 46: 9, 1533–1551.
    Publication
  • China’s R&D Explosion – Analyzing Productivity Effects Across Ownership Types and Over Time
    | 2016
    Böing, Philipp; Mueller, Elisabeth; Sandner, Philipp (2016): China’s R&D Explosion – Analyzing Productivity Effects Across Ownership Types and Over Time, Research Policy, 45: 1, 159–176.
    Publication
  • The Allocation and Effectiveness of China’s R&D Subsidies. Evidence from Listed Firms
    | 2016
    Böing, Philipp (2016): The Allocation and Effectiveness of China’s R&D Subsidies. Evidence from Listed Firms, Research Policy, 45: 9, 1774–1789.
    Publication

  • The Misuse of China’s R&D Subsidies: Noncompliance and Its Impact on Policy Effectiveness
    | 2026
    Boeing, Philipp; Peters, Bettina (2026): The Misuse of China’s R&D Subsidies: Noncompliance and Its Impact on Policy Effectiveness: 24-077, Mannheim.
    Publication
  • The Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and Ownership
    | 2025
    Boeing, Philipp; Brandt, Loren; Dai, Ruochen; Lim, Kevin; Peters, Bettina (2025): The Anatomy of Chinese Innovation: Insights on Patent Quality and Ownership: 24-016, Mannheim.
    Publication

Further Activities

  • Spokes­person of the Leibniz Research Network “China” 
  • Member of the Euro­pean Central Bank’s China Expert Network 
  • Member of the Board of Direc­tors of the China Institute at Goethe Uni­versity 
  • Member of the Exe­cutive Board Sino-German Center at Frankfurt School of Finance & Manage­ment 
  • Adjunct Fellow with Tsinghua Uni­versity 
  • Faculty Scholar of the Asia Inno­vation and Entrepreneur­ship Association 

Philipp Böing has advised the World Bank, the OECD, and the German Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation, among others.