Iceland is an innovative country, but has untapped innovation potential. Strengthening innovation, especially in the … essential for stronger innovation outcomes. Competition-friendly framework conditions are key to sharpening firms’ incentives to … important benefits for innovation and society. …

regulations on innovation. While product and labour market policies usually aim at objectives other than innovation, they may have … positive impact on the innovation performance of a country. Conversely, the relationship between innovation and job protection …

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and productivity growth in the long run … including: i) measuring welfare gains from product innovation; ii) competition and efficiency in e-commerce, education, and …

Brazil's main challenge in innovation policy is to encourage the business sector to engage in productivity … institutions. Innovation policy is beginning to focus on the potential synergies among science and technology promotion, R …&D support and trade competitiveness. To be successful in boosting business innovation, these policies will need to be …

A good framework for investment in innovation can contribute to increasing Chile’s growth potential. Spending on R&D is … currently low in relation to GDP and heavily reliant on government financing. Innovation activity in the business sector is also … mining tax introduced in May 2005, and to create a National Innovation Council. The effectiveness of these measures will …