Basic research can be defined as systematic inquiry that involves a quest for some fundamental scientific aspects of phenomena without any specific practical applications in mind. The payoff of basic research is often uncertain and once published, difficult to appropriate. Accordingly, the...

Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To what extent has this potential been realized so far? What can be done to improve the performance of PPI in this regard? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature...