This is the first book on a new policy approach that has been widely adopted in Europe and
beyond. It analyses the concept of smart specialisation and discuss the need for smart …

This review surveys recent research on the economics of patents. The topics covered
include theoretical and empirical evidence on patents as incentives for innovation, the …

The main goal of this paper is to analyse the single and joint impact of regulation policies
and research network policies on environmental innovation. Our theoretical framework …

Stanford university receives approximately $759 million a year in support of research, the
University of Virginia about $306 million, and Northwestern University about $428 million. In …

This paper investigates the impact of international collaboration and its characteristics on the
quality of the innovation of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in emerging markets. Using a …

The process of innovation is crucial and essential part of economic growth. Public funded
research organizations (PFROs) are believed to be an integral part of National Innovation …

Abstract Science and Technology Parks (STPs) has become fairly widespread through the
world, although their effect on firms' innovation performance is still a very debated issue. A …

This chapter reviews the growing literature on the “market for technology,” a broad term that
denotes trade in technology disembodied from physical goods. The market for technology …

Academic inventors are university scientists who appear as designated inventors of patents
owned either by business companies, academic institutions or individuals. We analyse their …

This paper explores the growing importance of intangible assets as a potential source of
innovation and productivity gains, and the contribution of efficient resource allocation to this …