This paper explores the differences in labour productivity between five firm clusters, distinguished based on firm size, resource capabilities and geographic scope of a firm market (national vs. international), using a k-means clustering approach and panel data for EU Small Medium and Large enterprises. The study is embedded into the framework of sectoral innovation ecosystems, […]
Historically, SMEs have been seen as playing an essential role in facilitating industrial dynamics and contributing to employment creation and generation of value-adding across advanced economies but also increasingly in emerging and developing countries. However, post-2008 European economies have experienced a notable slowdown in productivity growth. To better understand the reasons behind the stagnant growth […]
The exact nature of the innovation policy challenges and the best way to address them are not known ex-ante. This requires a degree of experimentation, which is challenging to fit in the context of an accountable public administration. So, how to reconcile the experimental nature of innovation policy with the need for public accountability is […]
The paper explores the determinants of productivity gap within the European Union in four industrial manufacturing sectors (computers, chemicals, basic metals and food) of strong macroeconomic significance and varied ‘Research and Development’ (R&D) intensity. Our analysis reveals that some of the most important factors determining productivity gap across the EU are related to technology gap […]
