economies and, in light of the predictions of endogenous growth models, suggests that technological innovation is the only way … of innovation policies by studying a broad set of Science and Technology (S&T) indicators for the BICs, trying in this …

liberalisation; strengthening competition in markets for goods and services; education, research and innovation. Progress is also …’éducation, la recherche et l’innovation. Des progrès sont également requis dans d’autres domaines, notamment pour promouvoir des …

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 …

innovation in developing economies. The results of simultaneous-equations analysis reveal that there exist reciprocal … relationships between the two; however, in opposing directions. While increasing innovation attracts more foreign direct investment …, more inward FDI reduces innovation. Indigenous innovation is increased mainly through improvements in absorptive capacity …

Regional development and innovation are vital processes for social and economic growth of Europe. In the current period … depends on its ability of innovation in products, services and commercial and social processes. This is the reason why … innovation has been placed at the heart of Europe Strategy 2020. Furthermore, health, energy supply, major climate changes …