-collectivism. The model predicts that more individualism leads to more innovation because of the social rewards associated with … innovation in an individualist culture. This cultural effect may offset the negative effects of bad institutions on growth … individualism on growth through innovation. Using genetic data as instruments for culture we provide strong evidence of a causal …

innovation-friendly environment, resulting in a low export ratio given the small size of the country and its long-time EU …

capital is positively influenced by the size of the R&D sector, sheds new light on innovation and growth as well as income …

This paper investigates the interplay between social capital, innovation and per capita income growth in the European … Union. We model and identify innovation as an important mechanism that transforms social capital into higher income levels …. In an empirical investigation of 102 European regions in the period 1990-2002, we show that higher innovation performance …

, and innovation in Africa. Using data from 34 African countries over the period 2011-2016 sourced from the World Bank …'s Enterprise Survey, we find that short-term mobility positively contributes to innovation, making this a potentially effective …

Technological innovation has historically contributed to inclusive economic growth in Germany. In more recent decades …, however, this contribution has weakened due to the declining impact of technological innovation on labor productivity growth … technological innovation to raise labor productivity. This paper identifies three reasons why technological innovation has become …

and innovation, trying to map - using the taxonomies put forward by the innovation literature - the concrete ways through … involved into globalized markets where domestic innovation has to be complemented by the role played by international … technological transfer. Among the ways how a middle income country can foster domestic innovation and structural change in terms of …

decentralized innovation. Historic legacies that shape political structures and individual behavior will continue to influence China …