examines the knowledge-based determinants of productivity of firms active in food processing, textiles, and garments and … leather products. In particular, it seeks to investigate the importance of various sources of knowledge in explaining … productivity in the different industries. The knowledge sources driving productivity performance are very different across sectors …

Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for …

We propose a model where both R&D and ICT investment feed into a system of three innovation output equations (product …, process and organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity equation. We find that ICT investment and … usage are important drivers of innovation in both manufacturing and services. Doing more R&D has a positive effect on …

industry can benefit from public R&D investment to actively develop indigenous innovation. …

interrelationships between, innovation input and innovation output, and in particular whether FDI had any influence on these two aspects … of innovation. A generalized tobit model will be estimated for both R&D and the share of innovative sales for 2002 …

This paper examines the links between ownership, innovation and exporting in electronics firms in three late … trade and innovation and learning. Technology-based approaches to trade offer a plausible explanation for firm …-level exporting behavior. The econometric results (using probit) confirm the importance of foreign ownership and innovation in …

absorptive capacity and hence the effective utilization of external knowledge. The scope economies due the combination of …

This paper analyzes empirically the channels through which university research affects industry innovation. We examine … innovation systems. We find that creation of a new university department increased regional innovation activity 3-4 years later …