The Determinants of Innovation: Empirical analysis based on European country-level data

• Thesis title in Czech: Determinanty inovací: Empirická analýza založená na evropských datech na úrovni zemí
• Thesis title in English: The Determinants of Innovation: Empirical analysis based on European country-level data
• Key words: Innovation, R&D, explanatory variables, firm, government
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2010/2011
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES)
• Supervisor: Mgr. Barbara Pertold-Gebicka, M.A., Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 09.06.2011
• Date of assignment: 10.06.2011
• Date and time of defence: 28.06.2012 00:00
• Venue of defence: Opetalova ul. 26
• Date of electronic submission: 18.05.2012
• Date of proceeded defence: 28.06.2012
• Opponents: PhDr. Mgr. Martin Netuka

References

Acs Z., Audretsch D. (1988): Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis, The American Economic Review, Vol. 78, No. 4 (Sep., 1988), pp. 678-690

Audretsch D., Feldman M. (2003): Knowledge Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation, Handbook of Urban and Regional Economics, Volume 4, CEPR

Crepon B., Duguet E., Mairesse J. (1998): Research, Innovation and Productivity: An Econometric Analysis, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, p.115-158

Cincera M. (1997): Patents, R&D, and Technological Spillovers at the Firm Level: Some Evidence from
Econometric Count Models for Panel Data, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Vol. 12, No. 3, Special Issue: Econometric Models of Event Counts (May - Jun., 1997), pp. 265-280

Lee C. (2004): The Determinants of Innovation in the Malaysian Manufacturing sector: An Econometric Analysis at the Firm Level, Centre on Regulation and Competition Working paper series, Number 60

Mairesse J., Mohnen P. (2010): Using Innovation Surveys for Econometric Analysis, ISSN 1198-8177, Cirano Montreal

Mohnen P., Dagenais M. (2002): Towards an Innovation Intensity Index: The Case of CIS 1 in Denmark and Ireland, in Kleinknecht and Mohnen (2002), Cirano Montreal

Morck R., Yeung B. (2001): The Economic Determinants of Innovation, ICRPP Occasional Paper 25

Schibany A., Streicher G. (2008): The European Innovation Scoreboard: Drowning by numbers?, Science and Public Policy 35, p. 717-732

Data sources: OECD, Eurostat, BEEPS, usinnovation.org and local national sources

Preliminary scope of work

The aim of the thesis is to assess different significant variables of pace and volume of innovations within EU and US key industries, comparing appropriate econometric techniques including various available variables outlined in the Methodology. Analyzing time span 2006-2010, the thesis’ primary goal is to devise the best set of explanatory variables and econometric technique as well as to examine and evaluate the availability and variety of suitable micro-data. The research is mainly based on OECD data on R&D expenditures, Eurostat data within Community Innovation Survey, World Bank data within Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey, as well as extensive literature overview and own contribution. The conclusion provides confirmation or rejection of the Hypotheses as well as suggestions on further suitable extension of analyzed topic and its practical use not only for private businesses but also recommendations towards governments’ policies.