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Firms from emerging countries such as Brazil, India, and China (BIC) are going global, and Europe is attracting around one-third of their direct outward investments. Growing internationalization constitutes an opportunity for technological catch up. In this paper we analyze BIC firms’...
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This paper presents a model of long waves and an empirical analysis of Swedish growth since 1850. The model emphasises … the creation of new complementarities around macro innovations. The growth process is periodised in two main parts. The … characterised by rationalisation when the economy is made more homogenous with growth accelerating in a wider context. With a …
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This paper sheds light on the role of the regional innovation system in facilitating the Bangalore Software cluster’s transition from a development model based on offering low cost activities/services towards a model based on an independent innovation profile. Recent research has documented...
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results. This empirical paradox is part of a more general debate concerning relations between R&D and growth. We show that the … growth, which should lead to expectations of high variation among countries. Previous evidence suggests that Sweden appears …
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The main question that guides this paper is how governments are focusing (and must focus) on competence building (education and training) when designing and implementing innovation policies. With this approach, the paper aims at filling the gap between the existing literature on competences on...
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the different types of instruments of innovation policy, to examine how governments and public agencies in different countries and different times have used these instruments differently, to explore the political nature of instrument choice and design...
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It is widely accepted that firms in peripheral regions benefit to a lesser extent from local knowledge spillovers than firms located in agglomerations or industrial clusters. This paper investigates the extent to which innovative firms in peripheral regions compensate for the lack of access to...
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The aim of this working paper is to contribute to the debate on how to identify regions with less developed research and innovation systems. We look at both conceptual and empirical approaches that figure prominently in scholarly work on regional innovation systems. Based on a critical review...
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This paper discusses the role of capabilities and competitiveness for the economic growth of nations. The capability … on economic growth on data for the period 1995-2013. The final section presents the conclusions from the study and raises …
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The literature on geography of innovation suggests that innovation outcomes depend on the type of knowledge base employed by firms. While knowledge bases are distinct categories with regards to the nature and the rational of knowledge creation, existing studies also stress that innovation...
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