To investigate econometrically whether cultural diversity of a firm’s employees boosts innovation, we create a unique … linked employer-employee dataset that combines data from two innovation surveys in The Netherlands with administrative and … generally more innovative, but that diversity among a firm’s foreign workers is positively associated with innovation activity …

series of detailed regional facilitating and driving factors related, inter alia, to talent, innovation, skills, networks …

-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by means of the number of patent applications per million inhabitants. Given the geographical … concentration and subsequent diffusion of innovation activity, and the spatial selectivity of immigrants' location choices, we take … of McDonald's restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a …

In recent decades there have been an enormous number of studies about innovation systems, partly inspired by a great … development strategies. Despite different perspectives, most studies highlight knowledge creation and innovation as the major … drivers of change and growth. This consensus disappears, however, as soon as the complexity of innovation and knowledge are …

data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by … diffusion of innovation activity, and the spatial selectivity of immigrants' location choices, we take account of spatial …'s restaurants as a novel instrument for immigration. The results confirm that innovation is clearly a function of regio nal …

regulations, the resulting decision by a polluting firm to upgrade its capital stock, and the impact of innovation on this … in innovation on the polluting firm's steady-state capital stock. Fourth, they analyze the impact of an anticipated … increase in innovation on the polluting firm's steady-state capital stock. Finally, the authors discuss the relationship …

To investigate econometrically whether cultural diversity of a firm's employees boosts innovation, we create a unique … linked employer‐employee dataset that combines data from two innovation surveys in The Netherlands with administrative and … generally more innovative, but that diversity among a firm's foreign workers is positively associated with innovation activity …

. In the deterministic model, R&D in time t surely leads to an innovation in time t + 1. In this setting, the authors show … hence achieves a larger size of innovation and a higher growth rate. Next, in the stochastic model, R&D in time t … probabilistically leads to an innovation in time t + 1. In this setting, the authors first define the equilibrium and the steady state …