The theoretical effects of labour regulations such as employment protection legislation (EPL) on innovation is … technologically advanced innovation. In this paper we find empirical evidence that both effects are at work - multinational … innovation in countries with low EPL. …

productivity. Education as well as innovation and production require skilled labour as inputs. This and the fact that learning …

, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more generally, the economics of intellectual property rights. This paper argues …

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 …

This paper examines the sources of firm product and process innovation in Norway. It uses a purpose-built survey of ….’s (2007) contention that firm innovation is both the result of ‘science, technology and innovation’ (STI) and ‘doing, using … innovation and that both STI and DUI-modes of interaction matter. However, it also shows that DUI modes of interaction outside …

must then become larger to break even, which facilitates amortizing the fixed costs of innovation. We demonstrate our …

sectors (inter-sectoral spillovers), or at the international level. We find that innovation is strongly driven by knowledge … innovative activity with a special emphasis on the role of knowledge spillovers. We investigate two major renewable energy … spillovers, especially those occurring at the national level. Wind and solar technologies exhibit distinct innovation …