Abstract: In this paper we assess the relevance of both knowledge creation and diffusion processes in affecting Italian … SMEs’ propensity to innovate. In doing so a knowledge production function (KPF) is estimated for a representative sample of … magnitude of such impact being decreasing in firms’ size. Second, knowledge diffusion via geographical proximity enhances the …

regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio-economic spillovers. This approach allows the discrimination between the …Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three …) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical …

shows that most knowledge diversity takes place within the industries. Using a semi-parametric approach, the study finds … that hiring workers who are diversified in their specific knowledge is beneficial for plants’ productivity—the knowledge …-diversity elasticity is about 0.2–0.25 and is robust—and that the benefit of knowledge diversity increase with the size of the plant. This …

Knowledge is increasingly perceived as a central factor for company competitiveness. With the transfer of knowledge one … of the core functions of knowledge intensive business service (KIBS) companies, the objective of our research … incorporates analysis on how the transfer of knowledge takes place between the higher education sector and the KIBS universe. Our …

firm level. The first part of our analysis is dedicated to the determinants of innovation and reveals two different … innovation regimes. On the one hand, radical innovations rely strongly on firm-level spillovers, including property rights, and … innovation height matters. We also find evidence that TFP growth is better represented by an upward shift of the production …