This study explores the impact of social capital on innovation by constructing a more general measure of social capital … that social capital has a positive impact on innovation at the national level. After controlling for R&D expenditure and … human capital there is a positive relationship between social capital and innovation. Social capital interacts with …

sustain the innovation process that is at the basis of our prosperity. In this paper we deal with the age distributions of … among inventors. Additionally, we advance the new hypothesis that any age-bias in innovation activity should show up as …

level. Using a regional knowledge production function to explain patenting activity in German districts, we propose to … innovation-relevant human capital or age-specific motivation to lead creative ideas to successful inventions. Departing from … appropriate for count data. Results on German district level indicate that engineering knowledge in the younger as well as the …

In this paper we investigate the nexus between firm labor diversity and innovation using a linked employer … and demographic characteristics to valuable firm's innovation activity. The latter is measured by: (1) the firm … firm's innovation outcomes. …

Department of Human Capital and Innovation of the Ifo Institute of Economic Research. It was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the …

We investigate the contribution of different inputs, particularly different knowledge sources, on regional patenting … output in the framework of a knowledge production function. The knowledge sources included are R&D employment, size of public … departments, German Science Foundation (DFG), and from other sources. The contribution of these knowledge sources is tested …

We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function … efficiency of its innovation system is inversely u-shaped. Regions dominated by large establishments tend to be less efficient …