of innovation ecosystems based on the performance of the innovation ecosystems of 64 countries assessed by the Global … innovation ecosystems, measured through indicators, are the independent variables and innovation performance, in knowledge and … pillars determining innovation performance at a global level. Education (an educated workforce is of growing importance in the …

This paper investigates to which extent tough competition impacts on the macroeconomic performance of countries. The … relation between competition and innovation has been investigated intensely in industrial economics. It started with Schumpeter …'s hypothesis that monopoly profits were necessary for innovation, leading then to U-curve relationships where innovation was …

respects. The different indexes of innovation inputs affect the country's performance level, but not all show a statistically … significant impact on innovation outputs. Institutions and infrastructure indexes do not affect the innovative performance of the … economies. The main determinants of innovation performance worldwide are business sophistication, human capital & research (HC …