Concern exists that public funding of science is increasingly risk averse. Funders have addressed this concern by … soliciting the submission of high-risk research to either regular or specially designed programs. Little evidence, however, has … support high-risk/high-gain research. We examine whether the ERC selected researchers with a track record of conducting risky …

improved products through product innovation, and makes firms more efficient at producing goods through process innovation … relationship between productivity growth, innovation and digital technology adoption plays out is particularly important for the …

classes across all sectors and all EU Member States, we identify different innovation profiles based on a firm's R …&D investment and/or innovation activities. We find that "basic" firms - i.e. firms that do not engage in any type of R&D or … innovation - are more common among young SMEs, while innovators - i.e. firms that do R&D and introduce new products, processes or …

; innovation ; environmental innovation ; organizational change ; productivity …