In this paper we investigate the determinants of cooperative innovation and put our main focus on the regional or … differential regional effects. The latter can be used to identify and evaluate the strength of regional innovation systems …. Applying this method to German patent data we find evidence that regional differences in the degree of cooperative innovation …

This work deals with the determinants of cooperative invention and innovation within innovation systems. Several … proximity dimensions are used to identify the levels on which systemic innovation activities can be observed. To disentangle the … cooperative invention and innovation. Applying this method to German patent data shows that there are significant differences in …

. Though concentrating solar power is receiving growing interest, innovation studies so far have explored innovative activity … more activity - a pattern closely resembling the R&D support path. R&D and innovation are concentrated in few high …-tech countries - such as the U.S. or Germany. Large CSP potential is not a sufficient condition for innovation, only developed …

energy R&D expenditures. Technological innovation is measured using patent counts for specific technologies related to energy …

This paper concerns the regional innovation system approach. It deals with the characteristics of three regional …

This article aims to shed light on the role of technological opportunities for green innovation by studying the case of … Green ICT innovation. We test whether firms active in low-opportunity technological areas are less likely to be innovative … Innovation Panel (Mannheim Innovation Panel). The results are based on dynamic count data estimation models applying General …

innovation. These include both improvements in physical capital, such as smart grids to aid integration of intermittent … innovation and discuss the lessons learnt for policy. We then discuss the need for complementary innovation in both physical …

We examine the effect of energy prices and technological knowledge on innovation in green energy technologies. In doing … results indicate that the existing knowledge stock is a significant driver of green energy innovation for all technologies …. Furthermore, the results suggest that energy prices have a positive impact on innovation for some but not all technologies and …

environmental regulation on innovation and on productivity generally in separate analyses and mostly focusing on the USA. The few … existing studies focusing on Europe investigate the effect of environmental regulation either on green innovation or on … performance indicators such as exports. We instead look at overall innovation and productivity impact that are the most relevant …