Innovation

We investigate the relationship between the location of private sector R&D labs and university research departments in Great Britain.

We examine the "technology sourcing" hypothesis that foreign research labs located in the U.S. tap into U.S. R&D spillovers and improve home country productivity.

This paper presents some empirical evidence on the effects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on Italian firms' productivity with the goal of understanding the roots of their poor performance.

We provide empirical evidence that the reforms carried out under the EU Single Market Programme (SMP) were associated with increased product market competition, as measured by a reduction in average profitability, and with a subsequent increase in innovation intensity and productivity growth for manufacturing sectors.

This report analyses the impact of product market reforms, in the form of the EU Single Market Programme, on the extent of product market competition and the subsequent effects of competition on innovation activity and productivity growth.

This paper considers the impact that information and communication technology (ICT) has on firms' choices over organisational form.

How does firm entry affect innovation incentives and productivity growth in incumbent firms?

This IFS briefing note provides some background facts and comments related to the issues raised in an HM Treasury and DTI discussion document, and a final section summarises the discussion that took place at a round table organised by HMT, DTI and IFS.

This paper investigates co-operative research activity by firms using data from the 3rd Community Innovation Survey for four countries, France, Germany, Spain and the UK.

This paper considers the impact that technology has on firms' choices over organisational form, in particular whether to produce inhouse or outsource and offshore services, and firms' decision over the location of activity.

How much does US-based R&D benefit other countries and through what mechanisms?

How does firm entry affect innovation incentives and productivity growth in incumbent firms? Micro-data suggests that there is heterogeneity across industries - incumbents in technologically advanced industries react positively to entry, but not in laggard industries.

This paper investigates the relationship between product market competition and innovation. We find strong evidence of an inverted-U relationship using panel data.

Policy makers in the UK and the EU have been concerned that not enough resources are being devoted to innovative activities.

How much does US-based R&D benefit other countries and through what mechanisms?

This paper investigates the determinants of vertical integration using data from the UK manufacturing sector.

In this Briefing Note, we present new evidence on the UK's innovative performance and provide a summary of government business support programmes aimed at fostering innovative activity and technology transfer.