This paper examines the relationship between countries' international profile and their innovation performance using data for 32 European countries. The overall contribution of the paper lies in: (a) an in-depth exploration of empirical correlations between innovation and several indicators of...

1. At the root of the crisis : some proposed explanations -- 2. Technological change, patterns of innovation, and economic development : the contribution of the neo-Schumpeterian research -- 3. The role of the rules : national systems of innovation and labour market institutions -- 4. Is the...