about energy security, have brought attention to the analysis of innovation processes in this specific sector. This paper …

innovation output and economic growth for regions of the European Union from 1990-2002. Using several measures of social capital … and innovation, and the European Union’s Objective 1, 2 and 5b figures for EU regional support, the estimates suggest that …

This paper investigates the interplay between social capital, innovation and economic growth in the European Union. We … identify innovation as an important mechanism that transforms social capital into economic growth. In an empirical … investigation of 102 European regions in the period 1990-2002, we show that higher innovation performance is conducive to economic …

It is imperative that the economies of the European Union become more entrepreneurial to promote innovation and … to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and growth. …

transformed into knowledgebased societies, with modern, innovation-oriented economies which build their strength and … their implementation (including innovation strategies) must be developed, financial and in-kind resources reallocated, and … to innovation, keeping it at a low level (next to Bulgaria and Romania). …

This paper investigates the interplay between social capital, innovation and per capita income growth in the European … Union. We model and identify innovation as an important mechanism that transforms social capital into higher income levels …. In an empirical investigation of 102 European regions in the period 1990-2002, we show that higher innovation performance …