exhaustively explain innovation, the role of ownership competence, profits, the function of financial markets, wealth and income … theoretical basis for the importance of new venture creation as a source of innovation-driven growth; entrepreneurs must establish … for intrapreneurs and financiers taking an active part in the governance and development of firms based on innovations …

Productive development policies (PDPs)-what used to be called industrial policies-are increasingly recognized as an … essential part of the development toolkit, and the need for public-private cooperation is increasingly viewed as a key element …

This paper estimates the impact of two productive development programs (PDPs) in Costa Rica: PROPYME and CR Provee. The …

-efficient development and deployment of eco-innovations (innovations that result in a reduction of environmental impact). To that end we … discuss what standards are, how the process of standardization works, and how standards are related to induced innovation and … instruments. Finally we discuss how governments might contribute to eco-innovation by selecting, stimulating or creating (inter …

This paper looks at the interplay between human capital and innovation in the presence of climate and educational … moderate, short-term consumption loss. Human capital is complement to all forms of innovation and an educational policy … stimulates both energy and general purpose innovation. This result has important policy implications considering the growing …

Although knowledge spillovers are at the core of the innovation policy’s justification, they have never been properly …

Global policy discussions increasingly focus on innovation and the knowledge economy as a driver of long-term growth …. In parallel new forms of innovation processes are emerging, notably open innovation and innovation networks stressing the …