interaction within the supply-chain (i.e. with suppliers and customers) or not (with competitors). It further controls for the … innovation and that both STI and DUI-modes of interaction matter. However, it also shows that DUI modes of interaction outside …This paper examines the sources of firm product and process innovation in Norway. It uses a purpose-built survey of …

The geographical sources of innovation of firms have been hotly debated. While the traditional view is that physical … survey of the level of innovation of 1604 firms of more than 10 employees located in the five largest Norwegian city … innovation and b) the factors behind the propensity to innovate in Norwegian firms. The results stress that while interaction …

This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … between the provinces and states within both countries are quite different. In China, the concentration of innovation is … contrast, innovation is much more dependent on a combination of good local socioeconomic structures and investment in science …

generation. Firms, as controlled idea exchange systems, can reward idea generation but can do so only by restricting their … environment that allows ideas to cross firm boundaries enhances the rate of innovation and creates a symbiotic relationship … between markets and firms. …

This paper constructs a two-region endogenous growth model, where economic geography and public infrastructures play a …, industrial geography and spatial income distribution. An improvement of infrastructures that helps decrease transaction costs …. Contrary to transfers and traditional regional policies, it is shown that a public policy that reduces the cost of innovation …

effect of the composition of economic activity on innovation. We test whether the specialization of economic activity within … together complementary activities, better promotes innovation. The evidence provides considerable support for the diversity …

on wages and on worker initiative. We argue that firms strongly protected by property rights may not sue leaving workers … in order to motivate effort, while firms weakly protected by complementary assets must sue in order to obtain positive … profits. Firms with more complementary assets pay higher wages (and have lower turnover), but such higher pay has a …