Development and growth are products of the interplay and interaction amongheterogeneous actors operating in specific institutional settings. There is a much alluded-to,but under-investigated, link between economic growth, innovation systems, and institutions.There is widespread agreement among...

Innovating firms are likely to face several challenges and experience different types of barriers. In this paper we argue that it is necessary to distinguish between two kinds of barriers to innovation. The first corresponds to what we describe as revealed barriers and reflects the degree of...