’ acceptance and demand using the results of a case study in Sweden. Chapter 4 presents emerging trends in technology and markets …

the sectors. European Technology Platforms appear to be more relevant to low R&D intensity sectors. R&D is the most … important component of innovation for the companies which invest most in R&D. In low R&D intensity sectors, greater increases in … innovation investments are expected. …

Union. We highlight the key aspects of ICT as a general purpose technology, discuss the economic impacts of ICT diffusion … from macro and micro perspectives, and examine the spatial consequences of ICT diffusion. We focus on regional innovation …

In this article, we analyse the microeconomic relationship between innovation and employment, using company data from R … process innovation. The existence of non constant elasticities is assessed, due to the combination of efficient scale and … innovation supporting policies should be correctly tailored and monitored since the results depend on the characteristics of the …

augmented with technology. We find that R&D expenditures -fostering product innovation- have a job-creating effect, in …

Policy-makers have become increasingly aware that corporate R&D and innovation are the main drivers of an economy … concludes that policy measures to stimulate corporate R&D and innovation activities should be expressly conceived according to …

role of innovation, demand, wages and the composition of employment by professional groups. A model is developed and an … innovation leads to job losses and wage growth has a negative effect that is lower than in other industries. Business services …