The Working Paper analyses the performances of the Walloon innovation system in 2008. This analysis concentrates on the … six dimensions of the innovation system: knowledge development, human resources, R&D exploitation, innovation absorption … Walloon innovation system with the performances of innovation systems of other countries and regions in Europe. They were …

Innovation is widely recognized as a key ingredient of productivity success. This article by Someshwar Rao, Ashfaq … positive relationship between measures of fundamental innovation, labour productivity and GDP per capita across OECD countries …. The authors paint a nuanced portrait of Canada's innovation performance. The existence of an innovation gap with the …

Political activism positively affects firm innovation. Firms that support more politicians, politicians on … innovation. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that political activism is valuable because it helps reduce political … uncertainty, which, in turn, fosters firm innovation. Also consistent with this hypothesis, we show that politically active firms …

for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the importance of skills for innovation and productivity; the diffusion …

the information and communications technology sector to productivity growth in Canada and the United States; the Irish …