examines the knowledge-based determinants of productivity of firms active in food processing, textiles, and garments and … leather products. In particular, it seeks to investigate the importance of various sources of knowledge in explaining … productivity in the different industries. The knowledge sources driving productivity performance are very different across sectors …

Using a unique panel data of Dutch innovation and financial variables we empirically investigate how financing and … innovation vary across firm characteristics. The study also tries to gauge the extent of market failure due to the presence of …, debt financing and innovation choices are not independent of firm characteristics such as age, size, and existing leverage …

interrelationships between, innovation input and innovation output, and in particular whether FDI had any influence on these two aspects … of innovation. A generalized tobit model will be estimated for both R&D and the share of innovative sales for 2002 …

We propose a model where both R&D and ICT investment feed into a system of three innovation output equations (product …, process and organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity equation. We find that ICT investment and … usage are important drivers of innovation in both manufacturing and services. Doing more R&D has a positive effect on …