The paper focuses on the role of Science Parks (SPs) as seedbeds of innovation. It investigates whether and to what … proposed relies on count data models, uses patents as innovation performance indicators, and exploits original data regarding … controlling for the existence of innovation lags. Parks' first mover disadvantages also emerge, as well as non-negligible matching …

Systemic innovation theory emphasizes that innovations are the result of an interdependent exchange process between … different organizations. This is reflected in the current paradigm in European innovation policy, which aims at the support of … collaborative R&D and innovation projects bringing together science and industry. Building on a large data set using project …

This paper examines recent contributions on innovation protection practices in small and medium enterprises (SMEs …

of R&D grants and R&D tax credits on R&D inputs and innovation outputs. We estimate Conditional Difference …

Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To …? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature survey of research on public procurement of innovation (PPI …: i) Does PPI spur innovation? ii) How should PPI be designed to best spur innovation? iii) What are the main barriers to …

sector-specific differentiations, the upcoming challenges and the innovation policy implications. …

In the literature, it is widely discussed whether the pharmaceutical industry is going through an innovation crisis …

indicators. Results indicate a 6% rise in patent registrations, 9% growth in value-added, 26% surge in total wages, 17% increase … patent numbers and a 13% growth in sales. These firms effectively leverage support to commercialize R&D investments and …

add up to profound transformation. Recent advances in economic theory demonstrate that growth is not hard to start: it …. India's public sector record for implementing and coordinating innovation efforts can be notoriously fragmented and …