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 …

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 …

possible dimensions of the innovation system are considered, namely the (a) policies with respect to the supply of technically … innovation; and (d) promotion of technology-based ventures through venture capital funds. The country suffers from a chronic …

significant number of research grants have been made available to its innovation system comprising the higher education sector … real weaknesses of the innovation system shows that the country suffers from a severe shortage of scientists and engineers … migration abroad. Without addressing this basic lacuna in its innovation system, the country has put in place three sizeable …

In this paper we examine the importance of financial and other obstacles to innovation in the Netherlands using … statistical information from the CIS 3.5 innovation survey. We report results on the effect of these obstacles on the firms …

asks how institutions shape the system of innovation (SI). The context of underdevelopment exhibits distinct system … different contexts, it introduces the idea of a System of Learning Innovation in Development (SLID) that emphasizes individual … and organizational competence building. The differences between “Advanced” Systems of Innovation (ASI) and two types of …

This paper explores the impact of MNEs on innovation systems and the policy options available for peripheral economies …