Rationales and instruments for public innovation policies
Takalo, Tuomas (07.01.2013)
Numero
1/2013Julkaisija
Bank of Finland
2013
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:bof-20140807553Tiivistelmä
Economic interest in innovation policy largely arises from the fundamental importance of innovation to social welfare and from inefficiencies in innovation in a competitive market environment. As a result, a wide variety of public innovation policies are used in practice. This study reviews the economic justifications for public innovation policies and compares the existing policy tools, paying particular attention to the Finnish innovation policy environment. Key Words: Innovation policies, innovation, R&D, incentives, market failures JEL Classification: O38, O34, O31, G28, H25
Julkaisuhuomautus
Published in Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, Volume 1, 2012, Pages 157-167