While the productivity paradox has been largely resolved, debate persists about the impacts of information and … communications technologies on productivity, particularly as regards broadband Internet connections. To date, the bulk of the … literature has not addressed the impacts of broadband provision on regional variations in productivity. This study develops a …

The paper examines the challenges social scientists face when analysing innovation, especially R&D and innovation … activities of firms, i.e. their strategies in typical stages of an innovation process in a defined economy. The motivation behind … is to describe properly the innovation activities of firms in the proper economic-historical context. There are many ways …

Using micro data from Brazilian manufacturing firms, this paper investigates the impact of a wide set of innovation … activities on firms' total factor productivity (TFP) and its subsequent effect on firm growth, measured by sales. Controlling for … size and age of the firms, productivity levels and productivity growth of firms over time are found to be key drivers of …

Prizes are receiving increasing attention in policy and entrepreneurial communities as means to promote innovation, but …

Policy and entrepreneurial communities are increasingly promoting innovation by using prizes but their distinguishing …

Key indicators show Germany belonging to the countries in the OECD with strong innovation activity even though some … technologies, such as ICT and biotechnology, as innovation activities continue to focus on sectors, such as machinery and … ...<BR><P>Selon les principaux indicateurs, l’Allemagne est l’un des pays de l’OCDE où l’activité d’innovation est soutenue …

diffusion of innovation and productivity growth. It suggests focusing more on these framework conditions, notably by …Enhancing growth through more innovation has become a priority for Austrian policy makers in line with European … policies as laid down in the Lisbon Agenda. This paper discusses Austria’s innovation performance, its innovation policies, and …

Using micro data from Brazilian manufacturing firms, this paper investigates the impact of a wide set of innovation … activities on firms' total factor productivity (TFP) and its subsequent effect on firm growth, measured by sales. Controlling for … size and age of the firms, productivity levels and productivity growth of firms over time are found to be key drivers of …