potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We … discuss the effects of standard setting activities by large, often public, procurers on innovation races. We evaluate how …

Stimulating entrepreneurship is high on the policy agenda of many countries. We study the effects of tax policies on … entrepreneurs’ choice of riskiness (quality) of an innovation project, and on their mode of commercializing the innovation (market …

environment that allows ideas to cross firm boundaries enhances the rate of innovation and creates a symbiotic relationship …

creates environmental degradation. Research can be directed to improving the technology of machines in either sector. We … dirty innovation and production; (ii) optimal policy involves both .carbon taxes. and research subsidies, so that excessive … the switch to clean innovation under laissez-faire when the two inputs are substitutes. Under reasonable parameter values …

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 …

investments, but little selection. Closer to the world technology frontier, there is a switch to an innovation-based strategy with … innovation activities. The selection of high-skill managers is more important for innovation activities. As the economy … approaches the technology frontier, selection becomes more important. As a result, countries at early stages of development …