In this report, we analyze the Finnish R&D tax incentive scheme of the years 2013 and 2014. Under the scheme, firms … clear, blind spots in the current Finnish, mainly direct-subsidy-based innovation system. Although the scheme’s design does … unlikely that even a better-designed R&D tax deduction scheme would bring great value-added to the current, Finnish innovation …

include projects of innovation cooperation; coordination of innovation oriented public procurement; and, improvement of … dazu umfassen Kooperationsprojekte im Bereich Innovation; die Koordination einer innovationsorientierten öffentlichen …

receiving public innovation funding and other firm characteristics. As many as 75% of the firms funded by business angels have …In recent years, business angels have invested in a few hundred Finnish firms annually. The target firms are mainly … young and small: 75% of them employ fewer than 10 workers and are less than 8 years old. These firms are most likely to be …

industry level the impact of energy prices on green innovation activities. Our econometric models show that energy prices and … green innovation activities are positively related and that energy prices have a significantly positive impact on the ratio … lag between energy prices and innovation activities. Robustness tests confirm the main results. …

Differences in the growth of firms remain a major topic in economics and strategy research. In this paper we … investigated the link between innovation performance and employment growth. First we discuss the problem from the theoretical point … of view and then we analyze the relationship between innovation performance and the dynamics of employment in the Polish …

responding firms. In autumn 2015 and winter 2015/16 workshops on the topic of professional staff needs were organized, documented …

[Innovation in Chemistry & the Chemical Industry in Germany] The chemical industry is one of the key sectors in the … German innovation system. Being devoted to research and innovation, the chemical industry is leading the development and … industries build their innovative efforts. The innovation performance of the chemical industry in Germany can be demonstrated by …

comparative firm-level study for Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Firms are not only the main source of energy-related innovation …