Policy-makers have become increasingly aware that corporate R&D and innovation are the main drivers of an economy … concludes that policy measures to stimulate corporate R&D and innovation activities should be expressly conceived according to …

augmented with technology. We find that R&D expenditures - fostering product innovation - have a job-creating effect, in …

In this article, we analyse the microeconomic relationship between innovation and employment, using company data from …&D can account for both product and process innovation. The existence of non constant elasticities is assessed, due to the … implications for policymakers: R&D and innovation supporting policies should be correctly tailored and monitored since the results …

of technological competitiveness (based on innovation in products and markets) or cost competitiveness (relying on … innovation in processes and machinery) and their impact on economic performances. We propose models for the determinants of … classes that group manufacturing and services industries with distinct patterns of innovation. Tests are carried out by …