's research activity causes, via the creation of inventions, subsequent investment into fixed capital, as the firm needs … investment. Thus, increasing research activity may not just be valuable for long-run economic growth but, via investment, may …This paper investigates the causal relationship between firms' research and development expenditures (R&D) and their …

's research activity causes, via the creation of inventions, subsequent investment into fixed capital, as the firm needs … investment. Thus, increasing research activity may not just be valuable for long-run economic growth but, via investment, may …This paper investigates the causal relationship between firms' research and development expenditures (R&D) and their …

, until 2005. Laser technology research has been nearly exclusively conducted in regions that are home to a university with a …We analyze the spatial diffusion of knowledge in laser technology in West Germany from 1960, when this technology began … physics or electrical engineering department, an indication of the science-based character of the technology. Early adoption …

- the Strategic Centers for Science, Technology and Innovation (in Finnish - SHOKs). SHOKs are formed to support the …, the development of strategic long-term research agendas and short-term research programs, the challenges related to … formulation of research areas. It should be noted that individual SHOKs are in very different stages of development as some have …

research universities active in Finland to capture the potential impacts the three changes might have on university technology … units of universities ranging from research directors to technology transfer officers to lawyers. According to the results …Finnish university technology transfer is currently caught in the turbulences of major changes in the national …

intensive countries reduce domestic R&D effort, in favour of an increase in foreign technology transfers, which suggests … complementarities in the knowledge assets of the MNE and the target firm as a reason for FDI. In contrast, consistent with technology … ; acquisition FDI ; knowledge complementarities ; technology sourcing …

investment, Ireland scores high in international innovation scoreboards. Overall, policies to boost innovation and … entrepreneurship are on the right track, but investment in knowledge-based capital could be made a more dynamic source of growth and … these firms and domestic SMEs, notably by establishing applied research centres. Entrepreneurship should be fostered by …

can be explained not only by a lower level of corporate R&D investment, but also by a lower capacity to translate R …&D investment into productivity gains. The proposed microeconometric estimates are based on a unique longitudinal database covering …