that of the previous downturn. To control for a possible endogeneity bias as part of innovation decisions a Recursive … considerably less than the performance of non-innovative ones. Changes in the innovation patterns are also observed. Possible …

Higher education is in the position to save Europe by rendering a substantial contribution to sustainable economic … growth. For that purpose higher education must strengthen its innovative power in entrepreneurship education and by focusing … research would be helpful. Universities can contribute to recreating hope and optimism through more innovation in the economy. …

In this paper we study the impact of the income distribution on innovation through the demand for quality goods. For … to different consumers. In this equilibrium, a lower relative income of the poor is good for innovation, and a larger … population share of the poor is bad for innovation. …

Higher education contributes to economic innovation. This study measures and compares the extent to which national … governments' policies foster this contribution across Europe. The study stresses the relevance of policies which are 'empowering … higher education performance in education, research and economic innovation, using non-arbitrary weights and eighteen policy …

We study the health determinants of immigrant men and women over the age of fifty, in Europe, and compare them to …

data we are able to compare Israel and Europe that have fundamentally different migration policies. Israel has virtually … natives; b) immigrants to Europe have better health than natives upon arrival and up to eleven years since arrival in the host …

intellectual property rights and of offshoring costs on the rate of innovation and on the offshoring intensity. In chapter 4 I …

The unification of the East and West German states in 1990 initiated the integration of two distinct innovation systems …, the gap between East and West Germany widened considerably over time. This divergence in innovation activity suggests that … occurred upon reunification. We also find that the similarity of the technology profile of the East and West German innovation …