include measures of innovation outcomes as well as variables related to innovation effort. The main indicator of innovation … outputs is patents. The main variables related to innovation inputs are investment in research and development (R&D) and … of innovation outputs and inputs by looking at the over-time behavior of the relevant series and comparing the …

A functional review by the World Bank of Romania's research, development and innovation (RD&I) sector has been … World Bank Higher Education Review team and the EC's DG Research and Innovation -- presents observations and recommendations …

Research suggests that innovation and technological change are crucial for the economic recovery of the former … centrally planned countries in Central and Eastern Europe. This book analyses the development of innovation systems and …. Included in the book are discussions on: * the process of transforming the innovation systems in Central and Eastern Europe * a …

'Frenkel and Maital provide a ground-breaking deeply-delving study of innovation systems, offering guidance for …-founder, Global Advanced Technology Innovation Consortium (GATIC). 'A must read for national policy makers, this book highlights the … role of innovation in overall economic wellbeing and the importance of a system-based approach to designing national …

Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some … countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries …

"Using a new global data base on patents and innovation inputs, the authors examine the process of knowledge creation … developing countries by testing for the impact of measures of the functioning of the national innovation system-the set of …