how dependent innovation is on economic growth and what effects a potential long-term economic stagnation or decline may … have on innovation processes and systems. We approach the subject from different angles using mixed methods. First, we … present a quantitative analysis of the linkages between economic growth and innovation activities on a sectoral level, based …

In this paper, we aim at re-assessing the undisputed positive relationship between innovation and economic growth by … questioning the view that R&D (and formal knowledge in general) equates innovation and innovation equates regional growth. We … several knowledge and innovation indicators, ranging from R&D expenditures, patent data, to newly released data on different …