This working paper presents findings from analyses of Russian nanotechnology outputs in publications and patents focusing on developments over the period 1990 through to 2012. The investigation draws on bibliometric datasets of scientific journal publications and patents and on available...

The paper deals with the significant impact of location on innovation activity that has been found in many empirical studies. Main elements of such an explanation are the specific problems of a division of innovative labor. Based on an outline of these issues the concept of a regional innovation...

Estimates of GDP are sensitive to whether a business expenditure is treated as an investment or an intermediate input. Shifting an expenditure category from intermediate expenditures to investment expenditures increases GDP. While the international guide to measurement (the SNA (93)) recognizes...

The regulatory environment in a country is an important factor that affects firm performance. This study investigates the impact of a particular regulation - license requirements for certain firm activities - on the innovation performance of Indian firms in the 1990s. Using a unique firm-level...

Today, Public policy apart from addressing the concerns/aspirations of the nation, must also be WTO complaint. All the subsidies are on the chopping mat, exceptions are few. One such an exception is subsidy to Ramp;D. This article gives a (Indian) historical perspective on this subject. The...

This paper investigates the determinants of EPO (European Patent Office) patent applications per capita using a panel of 22 OECD countries with data measured as five-year averages for the period 1980-1999. The patent production function is specified as a partial adjustment model and is estimated...

A fundamental problem in the field of social studies of science is why nations produce scientific achievements. Many studies have analyzed characteristics of science and scientific research. However, the motivations of nations to produce scientific research are elusive. Firstly, this study...