Background Interest in impact evaluation has grown rapidly as research funders
increasingly demand evidence that their investments lead to public benefits. Aims This …

Abstract 'Grand challenges' are gaining visibility in the policy agenda of most Member States
of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Diagnostic …

With the Lisbon agenda, the EU recognizes the important role of an economy driven by
innovation in tackling contemporary societal challenges. This transition to innovative and …

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a policy mix between general innovation policies
and environmental policies in fostering the adoption of global warming-related eco …

Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest, both in academia and in policy
discussions, in the influence of public procurement on the development and introduction of …

This paper contributes to the emerging literature on the adoption of environmental
innovation, by investigating the so far unexplored role of governmental demand in …

Standards form the basis of our professional and private life, and innovation is the major
source of growth and welfare for our economies. One challenge for decision makers in …

The growing awareness of public procurement as an innovation policy tool has recently
sparked the interest of both policy makers and researchers. While an increasing number of …

Abstract Product-Service Systems (PSSs) constitute a family of service-based business
models designed to satisfy our societal needs in an economically and environmentally …

Existing literature on the sustainability transition towards a low-carbon economy provides
conceptual frameworks for designing combinations of policy interventions but lacks …