knowledge spillovers, especially those occurring at the national level. Wind and solar technologies exhibit distinct innovation … innovative activity with a special emphasis on the role of knowledge spillovers. We investigate two major renewable energy … technologies or sectors (inter-sectoral spillovers), or at the international level. We find that innovation is strongly driven by …

Research and development is seen as a key contributor to growth because it generates knowledge, leading to new or … improved products through product innovation, and makes firms more efficient at producing goods through process innovation … relationship between productivity growth, innovation and digital technology adoption plays out is particularly important for the …

highly-developed innovation profiles. Analysis of the prerequisites for knowledge-based growth indicates that transition … eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, in order to identify which countries have established a knowledge-based growth … by the working paper measure up according to traditional innovation input and output indicators. But the major part of …

We develop a composite indicator measuring the performance of national innovation systems. The indicator takes into … of preconditions for innovation by managers. We apply the methodology to a set of 17 industrialized countries on a yearly … capital, trust and science and technology to achieve an assessment of a country's social climate for innovation. After …

and in knowledge-intensive service industries make a larger direct contribution to employment than start-ups affiliated … with other industries. We also find a relatively strong overall effect of new business formation in knowledge …