Research and analysis

Investment in skills and innovation

Looking at the economic benefits of investment in skills, research and development and innovation. BIS research papers number 178 and 203.

From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Published
10 December 2014

Documents

Ref: BIS/14/1269

1.24 MB

Ref: BIS/14/1270

1.26 MB

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 47.9 KB

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 144 KB

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Investment in intangible assets like skills, research and development and innovation can benefit not only businesses making these investments, but also other firms in the same geographical area, industry sector or supply chain. These are often called 鈥榮pillover鈥� benefits. These 2 reports provide further evidence on these 鈥榮pillovers鈥� and their effect on productivity.

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Published 10 December 2014

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