Measuring the innovation performance of regions or nations has been repeatedly done in the literature. What is missing … in the literature is a discussion of what innovation performance of a region means. How do regions or nations contribute … really to the innovation output of firms? And how can this contribution be investigated in an empirically sound way? We argue …

In the last decades, innovation activity has been defined by an increasing complexity and a faster pace of the … underlying technological change. Accordingly, several studies have shown that competitive systems of innovation benefit from … technological synthesis within the broader economy. Using data on patents and patent citations obtained from the PATSTAT …

The innovation capacity of a system can be measured as the synergy in interactions among its parts. Synergy can be … the Norwegian innovation system in terms of mutual information among geographical, sectorial, and size distributions of …

and stimulating innovation in the biotechnology sector, some policy levers narrow down the patent potential for …In their animated book 'The Patent Crisis and How the Courts can Solve It', Dan Burk and Mark Lemley give an account of … industry specific differences in the patent system from both a legal and economic perspective. The present article attempts to …

Innovation processes consist of interactive learning mechanisms that combine different knowledge sources. Using a set … of 72 exploratory interviews with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and regional innovation consultants, this … paper analyzes the combination of STI (science-technology -innovation) and DUI (innovation based on learning …