In this paper, we aim at re-assessing the undisputed positive relationship between innovation and economic growth by … questioning the view that R&D (and formal knowledge in general) equates innovation and innovation equates regional growth. We … several knowledge and innovation indicators, ranging from R&D expenditures, patent data, to newly released data on different …

This study analyses the diffusion of renewable energy (RE) technologies. It analyses the transition dynamics as the … tensions aggravate further, the implementation of the new technology base is likely to stall. In addition, the generous … promotion resulted in the fast deployment of RE, which may have shortened the "formative phase" of the diffusion process. A …