, and experimental work. All studies deal with the innovation effects of public procurement, that is, the purchase by … governments of goods and services. The idea that public procurement can stimulate innovation originates from the seminal work of … Joseph Schumpeter and Jacob Schmookler, which suggests that innovation is sensible to general demand conditions. However …

A central goal of any economy is to achieve rapid and sustained growth. This cannot happen without continued innovation … that affect both innovation and growth. Individual chapters explore different legal subject areas, in most cases offering …