The emergence of new firm-level data, including the European Community Innovation Survey (CIS), has led to a surge of studies on innovation and firm behaviour. This book documents progress in four interrelated fields: . investigation of the use of new indicators of innovation output . investigation of determinants of innovative behaviour . the role of spillovers, the public knowledge infrastructure and research and development collaboration . The impact of innovation on firm performance Written by an international group of contributors, the studies are based on agriculture and the...