employment is regained by more policy attention toward innovation and its underlying research and development (R&D), accompanied …

This paper reviews the recent experience of Germany in encouraging innovation to reduce negative environmental impacts … of economic activity. The essence of the German approach to policy-induced environmental innovation is discussed in the … transportation. The paper covers environmental and general innovation policies and the cross-cutting issue of policy co …

Strengthening the innovation system in the Netherlands is a priority for raising productivity growth, which has been … sixth highest in the OECD -- but innovation activity is only around the average for OECD countries according to the EIS … Summary Innovation Index. The main weaknesses are in business R&D intensity, the share of the population with tertiary …

Key indicators show Germany belonging to the countries in the OECD with strong innovation activity even though some … weakening in Germany’s position relative to other OECD countries has occurred recently. While the redirection of resources … structural issues have also played a role. Germany has benefited less than other high-performing countries from the surge in new …

There is great interest in evaluating the impact of private equity investments on innovation and economic growth …. However, there is no direct empirical evidence on the effects of such transactions on the innovation strategies of … Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program research awards. We find that SBIR firms attracting private equity investments are …

innovation-related initiatives, one of which was the National Cooperative Research Act (NCRA) of 1984. It has been argued that …

Higher education contributes to economic innovation. This study measures and compares the extent to which national … higher education performance in education, research and economic innovation, using non-arbitrary weights and eighteen policy …

This paper deals with institutional conditions in regional innovation systems; how institutions affect the organization … of innovation activities among firms, and in what ways regional policy initiatives can be supportive. The analysis draws … on data on innovation networks and activities in the life science, media, and food industries. The theoretical framework …

, qualification, skills) and innovation (including research, information and communication). The use of the concept represents an …