The regulatory environment in a country is an important factor that affects firm performance. This study investigates the impact of a particular regulation - license requirements for certain firm activities - on the innovation performance of Indian firms in the 1990s. Using a unique firm-level...

In this study, the prevalent methodology for design of the industrial policy in developing countries was critically assessed, and it was shown that the mechanism and content of classical method is fundamentally contradictory to the goals and components of the endogenous growth theories. This...

Productive development policies (PDPs)-what used to be called industrial policies-are increasingly recognized as an essential part of the development toolkit, and the need for public-private cooperation is increasingly viewed as a key element for the successful design and implementation of such...

The Europe's 2020 Strategy clearly outlines the ambition for EU member states to pursue a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth: this means designing a the strategy that aims at achieving a socio-ecological transition by fostering economic growth as well as social development (e.g. with...

The aim of this study is to consider the main factors affecting the industrial policy in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) by elucidating the issues such as; the connection between competitiveness and industrial policy, innovation, manufacturing, green growth and environment. The...

For a generation the federal government has maintained programs promoting research joint ventures (RJV's). The ostensible motivation late in the going was to promote knowledge spillovers. The real motivation was to stem the perceived decline of American competitiveness. It is not obvious,...

Industrial policy is experiencing a major revival in the United States as policymakers and pundits of various ideological backgrounds propose ambitious new government schemes to boost innovation in a wide variety of sectors. Much of this advocacy focuses on creating detailed blueprints to...

Industrial policy is experiencing a major revival in the United States as policymakers and pundits of various ideological backgrounds propose ambitious new government schemes to boost innovation in a wide variety of sectors. Much of this advocacy focuses on creating detailed blueprints to...

This paper summarizes the findings of the recent Inter-American Development Bank book Two to Tango: Public-Private Collaboration Productive Development Policies, based on case studies of 25 productive development policies (PDPs) in five countries and discusses an additional example from Peru....

The United Kingdom is preparing a modern industrial strategy to boost labour productivity across the whole country and to narrow regional gaps in living standards. This raises the question of the optimal allocation of scarce resources in meeting these targets. This study identifies industrial...