development; it is about innovation, without which competitiveness is unthinkable. Romania is part of the "catching-up" group of … countries in innovation. In order to assume new responsibilities and to prepare for the competition with other European … analyze the situation of innovation at EUlevel and to see at what chapters our authorities must to work harder to equalize the …

In recent years, innovation processes involve more heterogenous actors inside and outside the firm. Little is known … however about the spatial impact of this organisational decomposition of innovation processes (ODIP): Does it lead to a … geographical dispersion of innovation activities as well? Furthermore, which parts of the innovation process are carried out …

' access to new and better capital goods depends on the knowledge gap, i.e., the wedge between the firm's technical knowledge … knowledge diffusion subsequently leading to declining business dynamism. Our findings indicate that only when knowledge … markups, falling labor share and productivity growth. Patents are an important obstacle to knowledge diffusion. We find an …

Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To …? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature survey of research on public procurement of innovation (PPI …). After categorizing PPI instruments, the paper discusses existing interdisciplinary knowledge to answer four broad questions …

Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To …? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature survey of research on public procurement of innovation (PPI …). After categorizing PPI instruments, the paper discusses existing interdisciplinary knowledge to answer four broad questions …

outsourcing decisions, globalisation of high value adding activities, such as product development and innovation, raising issues …