If redistribution is distortionary, and if the income of skilled workers is due to knowledge-intensive activities and … distorts occupational choice. We study this possibility in the context of a model with horizontal innovation, where the …

characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the …

knowledge. Three long-term outcomes emerge. First, a "Secularization" or "Western-European" regime with declining religiosity …, unimpeded science, a passive Church and high levels of taxes and transfers. Second, a "Theocratic" regime with knowledge …

potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … consider a menu of procurement methods and policies for best procuring new knowledge and innovative products, discussing their … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We …

efficiency; provides further insight into why Open Source Software is a successful model of innovation and development in digital …

The intellectual breakthrough contributed by the new growth theory was the recognition that investments in knowledge … and human capital endogenously generate economic growth through the spillover of knowledge. Endogenous growth theory does … not explain how or why spillovers occur. The missing link is the mechanism converting knowledge into economically relevant …

to integrate endogenous technological progress. Nevertheless, several complexities of innovation are still neglected even … modelling literature through a special lens. We discuss how existing models deal with different types of innovation (i ….e. product and process innovation) and how differences in innovation activities influence modelling results. We also emphasise …

transition. With the perspective of our contribution to WWWforEurope, we concentrate especially on social welfare, innovation …

relevant for socio-ecological transition. Hereby the paper focuses on the concepts of sustainability, growth, innovation … innovation, as a central driver for growth. Within the context of a socio-ecological transition based on sustainable growth …, ecological and social innovation gain in importance vis-à-vis purely profit-oriented innovation. Long-term growth is based on …