This paper analyses university patenting and academic mobility based on information in the PatVal database on European inventors in six European countries. We show that university participation in patenting activity is grossly underestimated when assessed on ownership exclusively:...

Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and...

1. Introduction -- 2. Digital Technologies and Industrial Transformations -- 3. Participation in Global Supply Chains and the Offshorability of Italian Jobs -- 4. Digital Manufacturing and the Transformation of the Automotive Industry -- 5. The Way Ahead Towards Advanced Automation of Italian...

The University and the Economy provides an in-depth exploration of the many ways in which universities contribute to economic development and growth. By providing readers with theoretical tools and evidence to explain the means by which university activities impact the economic system, the book...