&D subsidies are positively correlated and there is no evidence for crowding out; (iii) R&D cooperation increases private R&D; (iv …, particularly of university scientists, is positively related to innovation; (vi) there are many university spin-offs but these are …

&D subsidies are positively correlated and there is no evidence for crowding out; (iii) R&D cooperation increases private R&D; (iv …, particularly of university scientists, is positively related to innovation; (vi) there are many university spin-offs but these are …

establishment data on various aspects of training practices and innovation activities in Germany, the paper examines the degree … works councils as an instrument for a firm’s total training activities that correlate with innovation, and weak support when … we consider only generalized training and innovation. Finally, no significant relation is found between training …

innovation performance, addressing endogeneity by exploiting within firm variation as well as variation in labor supply across … regions. We find that vertical educational diversity increases the extensive margin of R&D and product innovation …, particularly new product innovation. However, the relationship with process innovation, R&D intensity, and product innovation …

The last decades saw a pronounced shift in innovation policy in Germany and many other countries towards increased … cooperation networks within five of the clusters that were successful in the first wave of the "Spitzencluster-Wettbewerb". More … specifically, we analyse the extent of policy influence on the network of most important cooperation partners, its geographic reach …

-determination slows down technological progress and reduces innovativeness. -- Co-determination ; innovation ; patents …

the most controversial themes in the research of innovation systems, regional networks and new economic geography. While … contexts when knowledge is novel and the innovation endeavor is more radical while this effect is less pronounced for projects …

and innovation within the German economy. …

This paper reviews approaches used for evaluating the performance of local or regional innovation systems. This … knowledge production function relating innovation inputs and innovation outputs. In analyses on the regional level and … especially when acknowledging regional innovation systems those approaches have to take into account cooperative invention and …