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

technologies or 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 …