The Flemish government launched its Spearhead Cluster (SHC) policy in 2017. The aim is to boost strategic sectors by … setting up cluster initiatives which coordinate collaborative R&D initiatives. In this paper, we analyze whether becoming a … member of such a cluster initiative has an impact on the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of the firm. We exploit firm …

Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To …? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature survey of research on public procurement of innovation (PPI …: i) Does PPI spur innovation? ii) How should PPI be designed to best spur innovation? iii) What are the main barriers to …