There is ample evidence that user-producer interaction is an important factor for successful innovations. It is often … claimed that user-producer interaction is most effcient in close proximity. On the other hand, innovations are a major … national preferences. This paper investigates the question to what extend local demand is able to induce innovations that are …

-technological innovations are very similar and that both types are closely related. There are only small effects of non-technological innovation …

successful innovations, inhouse R&D activities may be a particular challenge for SMEs due to high risk exposure, high fixed costs …

for product innovations. What is more, they are also an important user of new technology and demand innovations from …

Energy and resource efficiency innovations (EREIs) are often seen as win-win opportunities for both the economic and … successful compared to conventional innovations, they contribute substantially to the economic success of firms. …

The impact of environmental innovations on firm performance is ambiguous. On the one hand, regulatory … product and process innovations driven by environmental regulation generate similar success in terms of sales with new … products and cost savings as other innovations do. However, we find different effects when looking on the field of …