, particularly of university scientists, is positively related to innovation; (vi) there are many university spin-offs but these are …

We analyze the link between R&D, innovation, and productivity in MSMEs with a special focus on micro firms with fewer … the probability of reporting innovation, with a larger effect size for product than for process innovations. Moreover …, micro firms benefit in a comparable way from innovation processes as larger firms, as they are similarly able to increase …

Pressure on public finances has increased scrutiny of public support for innovation. We examine two particular issues … innovation policy should focus on direct spending on research councils. -- Intangible assets ; productivity ; R&D ; spillovers …

autoregressive nature of innovation. Using a large longitudinal dataset comprising Spanish manufacturing firms over the period 1990 … in the case of the YICs, suggesting that their innovation behaviour is less persistent and more erratic. Moreover, our … results suggest that firm and market characteristics play a distinct role in boosting the innovation activity of firms of …

We study how profit taxation affects plants' R&D spending and innovation activities. Relying on geocoded survey panel …