of highly valued products. In so doing, we suggest an innovation policy framework based on two pillars: (i) the … accumulation, investment, and upgrading of knowledge and (ii) the implementation of mechanisms that enable knowledge to be … exploited such that growth and societal prosperity are encouraged. Knowledge is a necessary but far from sufficient condition …

to increase our knowledge about the timing and the source of information about wages and other forms of rewards. Taking …

The advance of knowledge-based societies has modified the labor markets and qualification requirements. In this sense …

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 …

In recent years public policies for science, technology and innovation have attracted increased attention as a result … of claims that knowledge-intensive industries are now at the core of growth, and that we are now entering a completely … new form of 'knowledge society'. The objectives of this paper are firstly to examine what various authors mean by the …

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 …

Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for …