dissemination of innovations in regions via spillover effect (NESTA Business growth and innovation, 2009). Fast-growing companies … may contribute more than 50% to GDP growth (Europe INNOVA Gazelles Innovation Panel, 2008). There are several works, that … exogenous factors (Delmar, Davidsson, Gartner, 2003). In our work we assume that regional innovation performance (as a share of …

Performance assessment of innovation infrastructure facilities might be seen as one of the most topical issues of … the enquiries of the stakeholders. The article discusses ways to evaluate the efficiency of innovation infrastructure … facilities in Russia. We assume, that innovation infrastructure can't be analyzed apart from the national innovation system it …

Innovation and technological progress are the key determinants of long-run economic growth and welfare. Therefore, an … important question is, how can public policy encourage more innovation? In this chapter, I review some of the empirical findings … from various recent studies on innovation and firm dynamics that can shed light on the design of innovation policy. The …