Redeveloping the National Innovative Capacity Framework: European Union Perspective

Innovative Capacity, Educational Attainment and Economic Development in the European Union: Causal Relations and Geographical Variations

This paper sets out to examine the innovative capacity of the European Union countries and regions vis-à-vis educational attainment and economic development, as it is frequently stated that innovation and the availability of human capital, specifically education, are the key drivers of economic growth. In addition to the aggregate level, the countries and NUTS-2 regions of the European Union, a...

Institutions of the European Union: medical perspective.

The way through the institutions of the European Union (EU) is very difficult. The difficulties will increase with the expansion of EU to 25 member states, and even more so in the area of medical societies. Following the agenda of the EU, an efficient public health service is a responsibility of every member country. The possibilities of medical interest are pointed out in this paper

The Determinants of National Innovative Capacity

Motivated by differences in innovation intensity across advanced economies, this paper presents an empirical examination of the determinants of country-level production of international patents. We introduce a novel framework based on the concept of national innovative capacity. National innovative capacity is the ability of a country to produce and commercialize a flow of innovative technology...

Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union

Understanding the Drivers of National Innovative Capacity: Implications for the Central European Economies