Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional and national level. In the competitive environment … achieve innovations of high quality. Depending on the type of industry, the type of business, the type of innovation and the … strategic objectives that have been set, firms will regularly have to modify the way in which their R&D and innovation is …

This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. We first describe the … conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation. We then describe how these factors are frequently measured in the data …, industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work link to innovation, and we discuss factors that help sustain these …

This paper reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. The authors first … describe the conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation. They then discuss how these factors are frequently … the traits of cities (e.g., size, industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work link to innovation, and they …

This paper reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. We first describe the … conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation. We then discuss how these factors are frequently measured in the data …, industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work link to innovation, and we discuss factors that help sustain these …

in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains … in the efficiency of innovation activities can be found. This variation is in correspondence with a center … differences in efficiency of regional innovation systems can be explained by differences in R&D-cooperation behavior. …

of R&D. Our work analyzes knowledge diffusion and knowledge externalities in generating innovation and in determining … productivity of R&D resources in generating innovation (patenting) and productivity (TFP). While we find that knowledge diffusion …

The paper deals with the problem of business spending on research and development and their relation to innovation … activities. It is focused on R&D in the business sector as a crucial part of the innovation system. R&D expenditure can be seen … as the main precondition of successful innovation. However, the successful transformation of R&D investment into …

may even reduce welfare. The reason is that it crowds out proprietary innovation which on net may reduce total innovation … in the long run. These effects would be reinforced if philanthropical innovation diverted people from other productive …