We derive a non-inflationary rate of capacity utilisation (NIRCU)—as recently proposed by Köberl and Lein (Can J Econ 44:673–694, <CitationRef CitationID="CR6">2011</CitationRef>)—based on a large Austrian firm-level panel dataset ranging from 1996 to 2011. By conditioning the current capacity utilisation of firms on their current...</citationref>

This paper provides empirical evidence on the link between different external knowledge sourcing strategies from universities and firms’ innovation output measured by the number of patent applications. Three strategies for acquiring external knowledge are distinguished: buying, cooperating and...