There is a common perception that low productivity or low growth is due to what can be called an `innovation shortfall …,` usually identified as a low rate of investment in research and development (RD) compared with some high-innovation countries … problems that impede accumulation of all kinds of capital. When does a country suffer from an innovation shortfall above and …

foster cooperation in sectors where the economy already shows comparative advantage. In regard to innovation, general … policies that aim to increase innovation across the board are likely to be inferior to policies that take a more selective … approach by trying to induce the development of innovation clusters in areas of comparative advantage. The paper concludes with …

that the connection between overconfidence and innovation is more complex than the previous literature suggests. In … innovative activity. While overoptimism is positively associated with innovation, judgmental overconfidence is negatively linked … to innovation. Our results indicate that future research is well advised to take into account that the relationship …

the ‘MiddleKingdom’ and was for centuries a model of technological and economic innovation. TheChinese not only introduced …

Does FDI affect productivity growth, innovation, and knowledge sourcing activities ofdomestic firms? This study employs …

This paper analyzes the design of innovation contests when the quality of an innovation depends on the research …