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 …

environment favourable to competition, innovation and technology transfer. For Western Europe, it was increasing trade and … that state industrial policy in Europe after 1945 had been always one of the most controversial policy fields and that its … enormous differences between nations and regions in Europe, even when they had to face similar challenges. The paradigm shift …

economic performance. The starting point is a scoping study by Cambridge Econometrics and Sustainable Europe Research Institute … change impacts) are grouped to envision two future world contexts for Europe, a "tough" and a more "friendly" world. For the …

innovation in terms of productivity and growth. Moreover, measured productivity differentials between Europe and the United … Europe. While in the recent past the research and policy debate in Europe has focused on fostering financial integration, the … literature. The results suggest that there are a number of ways in which the financial market framework conditions in Europe can …