Based on an established theoretical framework of the drivers of inventive performance, the so-called KSAO (Knowledge …

This paper studies the links between productivity, innovation and research at the firm level. We introduce three new … features: (i) A structural model that explains productivity by innovation output, and innovation output by research investment … of firms engage in research activities and/or apply for patents; productivity, innovation and research are endogenously …

This paper examines the diversity of the types of links of firms to science and their effect on innovation performance …, firms with a science link enjoy superior innovation performance, in particular with respect to innovations that are new to …

associated with their innovation performance. Using a sample of Flemish firms, we show that there exists considerable … heterogeneity in the type of links to science at the firm level. Overall, firms with a science link enjoy superior innovation …

and in particular of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) as incentives for technological innovation. We start with a … critical discussion of the standard justification of the attribution of IPR in terms of market failures in knowledge generation …. Such an approach we argue misses important features of technological knowledge and also neglects the importance of non …