R&D policies are usually designed to enhance firms' internal capabilities, but do not
explicitly target R&D cooperation. In this research, we propose that R&D programs can be a …

Adopting a counterfactual approach to the evaluation of an R&D collaboration policy, carried
out on a regional scale, we investigate different types of persistent network effects, namely …

This paper explores the drivers of inter-firm R&D collaborations in a particular type of
innovation network, the technological districts created in Italy under a specific public policy …

Based on the research projects submitted to the 6th Framework Program of the European
Union, this paper studies cooperative networks in micro and nanotechnologies. Our …

This paper focuses on inter-organizational R&D collaborations as captured by joint research
projects funded within the European Framework Programmes for Research and …

We explore heterogeneities in the determinants of innovating firms' decisions to engage in
R&D cooperation, differentiating between four types of cooperation partners: competitors …

The literature on R&D collaboration highlights a broad set of rationales for allying with other
organizations. At the same time, it has been reported that there exists a large variety of forms …

This paper aims to identify the key drivers of inter-firm R&D cooperation in high-tech
industrial sectors. Our research considered a particular type of innovation network, the …

Subsidising research networks has become a popular instrument in technology policies,
driven mainly by expected positive spillovers. In particular, the stimulation of R&D co …

We investigate how R&D networks impact regional innovation, considering alternative
connectivity structures based on co‐publications, co‐inventions and projects supported by …