The paper aims to show how policy makers can stimulate firms' cooperation with research organisations in innovation. We …

Policy-makers have become increasingly aware that corporate R&D and innovation are the main drivers of an economy … concludes that policy measures to stimulate corporate R&D and innovation activities should be expressly conceived according to …

Innovation in the European Union remains weak according to a number of key "input" indicators, especially R …'s innovation gap relative to the US results from an inappropriate industrial structure in which new firms do not play a significant … role, especially in new high-tech sectors. This view of a structural EU innovation deficit has many supporters. But it has …

One of the main objectives of the new European research and innovation policy agenda is to favour the positive … presents a literature review on the economics of research, innovation and competitiveness, focusing on the evidence available … regarding the determinants for company creation and growth and the role played by Research, Development (R&D) and innovation …

The effect of the EU Research Framework Programme (FP) on European company innovation performance is analysed for the … have considered if the fund was not there. In addition, the FP programme increases collaboration with other innovation … simultaneously modelled when innovation performance is studied. To measure innovation performance, an input indicator (level of R …

investment in R&D is associated with the production of a higher quality or faster innovation, with a positive impact on sales and … in a macro sense, an increase of GDP. This paper raises the issue that good innovation need a strong marketing effort in … order for this innovation to have an impact on sales, it needs to be desired by consumers. This paper finds empirical …

both private and public R&D spending. R&D forms an important part of innovation activities, but ignores many other … economy, innovation strategies and recent trends. The term 'lowtech sectors' is widely used and often refers to a wide range … application of various hightech products, through innovation spillovers. The importance of these sectors can be seen by their …

appears to be the most suitable model for assessing the impact of R&D and innovation policies over time, as it is the only … sectors and environmental issues, GEM-E3 appears to be the most suitable model for assessing the impact of innovation in clean … energy. For a more detailed modelling of different types of innovation measures, NEMESIS can provide valuable insights thanks …