sectors (inter-sectoral spillovers), or at the international level. We find that innovation is strongly driven by knowledge … spillovers, especially those occurring at the national level. Wind and solar technologies exhibit distinct innovation … only influential in the case of wind technology. We also find evidence that public R&D stimulates innovation, particularly …

more important for small-firm innovation than for their larger counterparts. …

environmental regulations can spur more rapid innovation. I present a general framework for the analysis of these questions. I …

This paper looks at the genesis of innovation in the United States from a territorial perspective. The analysis aims to … disentangle the impact of local R&D expenditure from other contextual conditions supportive of the process of innovation …. Particular emphasis is devoted to the role of socio-economic factors and systems of innovation conditions (‘social filter …

Innovation is a crucial driver of urban and regional economic success. Innovative cities and regions tend to grow … small body of innovators gain relative to others, innovation may lead to inequality. The evidence on this point is … first comparative evidence on the link between innovation and inequality in a continental perspective. Using micro data from …

We model technological and financial innovation as reflecting the decisions of profit maximizing agents and explore the … also engage in the costly, risky, and potentially profitable process of innovation: Financiers can invent more effective …. Consequently, technological innovation and, thus, economic growth stop unless financiers continually innovate. Historical …

pursuits of firms and their employees. Using patents and citations as proxies for innovation and a time-varying index of labor … laws, we find that innovation is fostered by stringent labor laws, especially by laws governing dismissal of employees. We … exploit staggered country-level law changes. We also find that stringent labor laws disproportionately influence innovation in …