goal of this study is to investigate whether there are any differences in R&D and innovation behavior between established … engage in R&D and innovation activities more frequently than companies whose genesis was of another type. Nevertheless, the … cooperating in various fields may be of different importance for specific inputs and outputs of the innovation activity. Finally …

' innovation networks largely depends on their ability to develop and reinforce their own knowledge-capital. …

goal of this study is to investigate whether there are any differences in R&D and innovation behavior between established … engage in R&D and innovation activities more frequently than companies whose genesis was of another type. Nevertheless, the … cooperating in various fields may be of different importance for specific inputs and outputs of the innovation activity. Finally …

The paper surveys the literature on the measurement of innovation activity and evaluates the position of Italy with … respect to the other major European countries. Innovation has been measured from different perspectives: the environment in … which firms operate, firms' commitment, its outcome. Both traditional and new measures of innovation are considered, using …

We develop a tractable dynamic model of productivity growth and technology spillovers that is consistent with the … firms farther from the frontier try to imitate more productive technologies. The equilibrium choice leads to a balanced-growth …

This paper proposes a theory for the gradual evolution of knowledge diffusion and growth over the very long run. A … and an epoch of high growth linked by a gradual economic take-off. It is shown how the feedback mechanism can explain the … ; endogenous growth ; knowledge diffusion ; productivity slowdown ; convergence ; divergence …