The pooled cross-sectional dataset (1359 firms in total) available for download has some specific features: * The dataset includes data from wave 1 (2005-2007) and wave 2...

Product combines function and form. This research focuses on the evolution of the product form and its corresponding system at national and international level. With the rise of...

Backlogs can be caused by an increase in the number of patent applications and patent size. A large number of patents granted could be explained by patent examiners' bonuses,...

In October 2013, the European Commission presented a new indicator intended to capture innovation outputs and outcomes and thereby “support policy-makers in establishing new or...

This article is a response to the call of the Energy and Commerce Committee for Communications Act Update, and implies that setting a regulation which may prevent the free...

This study investigates the effects of an R&D subsidy scheme on participating firms’ net R&D investment. Making use of a specific policy design in Belgium that...

The university-industry interactions have been perceived by academics and governments as one of the key drivers for social and economic development of nations. In Brazil, these...

In Germany, R&D subsidies are an important tool to support innovation in the private sector. This paper studies the welfare effects of R&D subsidies distributed through...

This article deals with questions related to financing and investment, focusing the problem of innovation financing at both the conceptual and the practical levels. At first,...

This study investigates the effects of an R&D subsidy scheme on participating firms’ net R&D investment. Making use of a specific policy design in Belgium that...

This thesis examines Google’s Executive Chairman Eric E. Schmidt’s speech at the European Innovation Convention 2011 from the perspectives of Kenneth Burke’s dramatism and...

Mestrado em Economia e Gestão de Ciência e Tecnologia A política científica e tecnológica tem vindo a conhecer, cada vez mais e principalmente nos países mais desenvolvidos, um...

Governments and business leaders are increasingly aware of the role that innovation plays in economic growth, development and competitiveness. There are imperative challenges...

The European Union (EU) has adopted smart specialisation as an innovation (industry) policy framework to boost innovation and economic growth in EU regions. The central element...

Science, Innovation, and Technology are important dimensions for a country looking to achieve their socio-economic goals. It is essential that STI policies must align with...

Abstract Implementing a model to foster the interaction among Government, Academy and Business seems to require more than the model definition and the expected operational...

Abstract The concept of smart specialization as a policy approach for regional development through increased regional productivity and competitiveness in the European context is...

‘Agencification’ in the European Union has emerged as an important research topic at the intersection between political science and organizational studies. This Working Paper...

Innovation, particularly technological innovation, is widely touted as a panacea for development.