governments' policies foster this contribution across Europe. The study stresses the relevance of policies which are 'empowering …, indicating a relative cohesion in Europe. Yet, substantial variations exist in terms of higher education policy in Europe, each …

This paper seeks to understand the intriguing but only sparsely explored phenomenon of "leisure time invention", where … over 3,000 German inventors, we tested hypotheses on the conditions under which leisure time invention is likely to arise …. Results suggest that the incidence of leisure time invention is positively related to exposure to a variety of knowledge …