Innovation

The innovation research program investigates a broad range of issues related to the interface between innovation policy and the economy. At the moment, it is engaging in specific research directions on the following topics: (a) the institutional structure of science and the design of policies towards intellectual property protection and grant- based funding of research and development; (b) the promotion of innovation in environmentally-friendly technologies in the face of policies to deal with climate change and (c) innovations that enhance the provision of competition-enabling information in markets