diplomacy agencies. We comparatively examine three cases: The UK's Science and Innovation Network, the Swiss SWISSNEX, and the … of research. The three cases each feature distinct characteristics. While SWISSNEX and Innovation Centre Denmark have a … and organisational setup, all agencies have established offices at hotbeds of science and innovation-particularly in the …

User-producer interactions have been traditionally recognized as important for innovation. With the rapid growth of … than a south-north one, at least in terms of collaboration with customers for innovation. …

User–producer interactions have been recognized as important for innovation. With the rapid growth of emerging …

BRICs’ companies in Europe during the crisis years through Mergers-and-Acquisitions. It also points out the relative place … of Europe as a target zone, and the corresponding sector and geographical distributions for the deals completed before …

BRICS countries. The simulation results indicate that in general the TTIP would positively impact global trade and economies …, significant economic gains for the U.S. and the EU can be expected. For most BRICS countries, the aggregate exports and GDP suffer … small negative impacts from the TTIP, except Brazil, but the inter-country trade within BRICS economies increases due to the …

Higher education contributes to economic innovation. This study measures and compares the extent to which national … governments' policies foster this contribution across Europe. The study stresses the relevance of policies which are 'empowering … higher education performance in education, research and economic innovation, using non-arbitrary weights and eighteen policy …