Innovation policy: what, why, and how
Top Cited Papers
Open Access
- 1 January 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Oxford Review of Economic Policy
- Vol. 33 (1), 2-23
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grx001
Abstract
During the last two to three decades policy-makers have increasingly became concerned about the role of innovation for economic performance and, more recently, for the solution of challenges that arise (such as the climate challenge). The view that policy may have a role in supporting innovation has become widespread, and the term innovation policy has become commonly used. This paper takes stock of this rapidly growing area of public policy, with particular focus on the definition of innovation policy (what it is); theoretical rationales (why innovation policy is needed); and how innovation policy is designed, implemented, and governed.Keywords
This publication has 50 references indexed in Scilit:
- The innovation policy mixPublished by Edward Elgar Publishing ,2016
- Do the effects of R&D tax credits vary across industries? A meta-regression analysisResearch Policy, 2015
- The choice of innovation policy instrumentsTechnological Forecasting and Social Change, 2013
- The influence of regulations on innovation: A quantitative assessment for OECD countriesResearch Policy, 2012
- Organising the political coordination of knowledge and innovation policiesScience and Public Policy, 2008
- Analyzing the functional dynamics of technological innovation systems: A scheme of analysisResearch Policy, 2008
- From Economic Foundations to S&T Policy Tools: a Comparative Analysis of the Dominant ParadigmsPublished by Springer Science and Business Media LLC ,2005
- Evaluating research and innovation policy: a systems world needs systems evaluationsResearch Evaluation, 2004
- Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and InnovationAdministrative Science Quarterly, 1990
- Economic Welfare and the Allocation of Resources for InventionPublished by Walter de Gruyter GmbH ,1962