Skilled labor is a key input to the innovation process. A shortage in supply of skilled labor may hence impede … innovation activities, resulting in lower productivity gains. While governments are concerned about these likely negative impacts …, there is only limited empirical evidence whether and to what extent labor shortage affects innovation activities. The paper …

gains taxation, innovation subsidies, public R&D spending and other policy initiatives. …

The paper proposes a simple equilibrium model of venture capital, entrepreneurship and innovation. Venture capitalists … productive and active VC industry boosts innovation driven growth. …

The massive economic crisis 2008/09 had substantial impacts on the innovation activities of the German economy. The … loss in sales and profits resulted in a sharp decline of innovation expenditure. While capital expenditure for new products … and improved processes were cut substantially, R&D budgets basically remained unchanged. Firms with innovation and R …

may be positive or negative, depending on foreign countries' trade position. -- innovation ; financial development ; R …