Skilled labor is a key input to the innovation process. A shortage in supply of skilled labor may hence impede … innovation activities, resulting in lower productivity gains. While governments are concerned about these likely negative impacts …, there is only limited empirical evidence whether and to what extent labor shortage affects innovation activities. The paper …

of intended and unintended knowledge spillovers for innovation output at the firm level. Among intended knowledge … spillovers, using knowledge from patents shows the strongest link to innovation output, particularly in case of product … knowledge source operate in a market environment characterized by high price competition, which incentivizes an innovation …