Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Frage, welche Potenziale die Nanotechnologie für eine lange Welle des ökonomischen Fortschritts birgt. Nach Betrachtung ihrer verschiedenen sozioökonomischen Dimensionen kann festgehalten werden, dass die Nanotechnologie zu Recht als eine Schlüsselinnovation...

This study tests for financial constraints on R&D investment and how they differ from capital investment. To identify constraints in the access to external capital, we employ a credit rating index. Our models show that internal constraints, measured by mark-ups, are more decisive for R&D than...

This study focuses on the effect of public funding on internal R&D investment and on total innovation intensity on a cross-country comparative level. Using harmonised micro data from five different countries, this study analyzes the heterogeneity of the use of policy instruments. Applying a...