Over the last two decades privatization programs in different countries radically reduced the role of the State as a …'s principal-agent structure following privatization, and incentives to invest in R&D and to patent. We compare the pre and post … privatization R&D effort and patenting behavior of 35 companies that were fully or partially privatized in 9 European countries …

we do not find those effects for the other industries due to their idiosyncratic innovation and patenting behaviour …. -- Innovation ; Agglomeration ; Employment …

This paper analyses the determinants of different innovation types. Beside a wide range of firm characteristics also … rate and the share of MINT-graduates. The unemployment rate has also for some of the innovation combos a significant effect …. The proportion of MINT-graduates is relevant for the probability of all 4 innovation types simultaneously. …

The article serves as an introduction to the empirical analysis of innovation or knowledge networks based on patent … data with a particular focus on regional networks. I provide a review of the literature of innovation networks and how it … connects to systemic approaches within the field of innovation studies. The SNA methodology is introduced by performing a …