New knowledge in the form of products, processes and organizations leads to opportunities that can be exploited … commercially. However, converting new ideas into economic growth requires turning new knowledge into economic knowledge that … "knowledge filter" between new knowledge and economic knowledge and identifies both new ventures and incumbent firms as the …

firm's ability to improve its productivity growth and profitability. The case study reported here concerns the … linking firms' financial and production data with the patent information, we estimate a modified knowledge production function … in which the dependent variable is alternatively (labor) productivity growth and profitability. Our findings show that …

This paper investigates the relative labor productivity level for total manufacturing in Germany, Sweden and the US for … the period 1980-2001. The paper also presents estimates of labor productivity levels for 18 different manufacturing … industries for the period 1993-2000. The results show that the Swedish manufacturing productivity caught up with German and US …

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 …

Die Gründung eines innovativen Unternehmens stellt eine Form der kommerziellen Verwer-tung von Wissen dar. Der Beitrag …Setting up an innovative new firm is a way of commercializing knowledge. The paper gives an overview of the extent of … new firm formation in knowledge intensive and in innovative German industries and their development. The founding of a new …

A new model of economic growth introduces the knowledge filter between new generic knowledge and economically …-useful knowledge. It identifies both the formation of new ventures and the absorptive capacity of incumbent firms as the mechanisms … that penetrate the knowledge filter. Recent empirical work has shown that new firms are more proficient at penetrating the …

knowledge, which ascribe important societal functions to competition. In his later works, he has elaborated his view that …

This paper identifies the varieties and dynamics of service economies in Europe, analysing the role of knowledge base … plays a prominent role, while heterogeneity is driven by uneven knowledge bases and innovative efforts. …