classes across all sectors and all EU Member States, we identify different innovation profiles based on a firm's R …&D investment and/or innovation activities. We find that "basic" firms - i.e. firms that do not engage in any type of R&D or … innovation - are more common among young SMEs, while innovators - i.e. firms that do R&D and introduce new products, processes or …

demand and innovation are the key determinants for firm profitability; second that both technology adoption and R&D concur to …

of technological competitiveness (based on innovation in products and markets) or cost competitiveness (relying on … innovation in processes and machinery) and their impact on economic performances. We propose models for the determinants of … classes that group manufacturing and services industries with distinct patterns of innovation. Tests are carried out by …