In economics, business, and government policy, innovation policy requires the creation of new approaches to a whole range of activities. This edited volume engagingly explores the roles of individuals and organizations involved in the creation and application of innovations. Covering topics as diverse as the macro-economic importance of innovation, theories of knowledge and learning, entrepreneurship, education and research, organizational innovation, networks, and regional innovation systems, Micro-Foundations for Innovation Policy provides critical insights into the development of innovation policy.

 

Bart Nooteboom is professor of innovation policy at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Erik Stam is a research fellow at the University of Cambridge, and an affiliate faculty member of Utrecht University and the Max Planck Institute of Economics.