Czarnitzki, Dirk; Thorwarth, Susanne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
R&D encompasses plenty of activities which are usually summarized under the terms of basic research, applied research … and development. Although basic research is often associated with low appropriability it provides the fundamental basis … for subsequent applied research and development. Especially in the high-tech sector basic research capabilities are an …