Direction de la Science, de la technologie et de l'innovation
Innovation in Firms
A Microeconomic Perspective
Innovation has become a key factor for economic growth, but how does the process take
place at the level of individual firms? This book presents the main results of the
OECD Innovation Microdata Project -- the first large-scale effort to exploit firm-level
data from innovation surveys across 20 countries in an internationally harmonised
way, with a view to addressing common analytical questions. Through the use of common
indicators and econometric modeling, this analytical report presents a broad overview
of how firms innovate in different countries, highlights some of the limitations of
current innovation surveys, and identifies directions for future research.
Published on November 20, 2009Also available in: Spanish