Innovation, in all its forms, has become a central activity in companies. Moreover, innovation is considered as the … engine of growth in several countries. The main objective of this paper is to study the determinants of innovation (product … and process) in firms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region via concentrating on the impact of financial and …

institutions like the rule of law or freedom of expression, which are not necessarily aimed at boosting innovation, create an …The objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of institutions on national rates of inventive activity …. Invention, part of the innovation process, is acknowledged as one of the driving forces behind economic growth, and patent …

facilitate entrepreneurship and innovation. In contrast, if the development and coevolution of institutions and culture are … and innovation activity. Policymakers should therefore plan and implement pro-growth structural changes to institutions …Optimal growth requires pro-growth institutions and culture. In an optimal growth pattern, institutions and culture …

This study examined the non-linear relationship between financial development and innovation using generalized method … for the period 1996 to 2010. An inverted U-shaped non-linear relationship between finance and innovation was observed …. This finding implies that finance enhances innovation only up to a certain level. Beyond that level, further development of …

environment, government quality and support, education quality and entrepreneurship know-how, innovation environment and support …

Despite the dearth of research on innovation, the key determinants of innovation performance still need to be clarified …. Besides, a comparative analysis of the determinants of innovation performance across countries at different income levels has … yet to be found. This study, therefore, aims to bridge this research gap by considering the innovation performance of 63 …

perspective. Institutions such as different tax and transfer policies, employment protection legislation, or active and passive … compare the situation between the Visegrad group countries, a synthetic measure of labour market institutions is calculated. A … synthetic measure of labour market institutions and income inequalities are analysed. The Pearson correlation coefficient and …