in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains … in the efficiency of innovation activities can be found. This variation is in correspondence with a center … differences in efficiency of regional innovation systems can be explained by differences in R&D-cooperation behavior. …

effects on product innovation in the consumer-goods sector. We combine highly granular retail-scan data with lending data from … innovation. Overall, these findings suggest that disruptions to credit markets make firms innovate less and less boldly …

This report develops a set of indicators of innovation in a number of the natural resource industries in Canada. It … then uses these indicators to assess trends in innovation over time in these industries. The innovative performance of … industries in other countries. The report finds that on most innovation indicators, Canadian natural resource industries perform …

product and process innovation among exporting firms and these innovations have a larger impact on productivity improvement in …