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Innovation of Foreign R&D Centres in Israel: Evidence from Patent and Firm Level Data

The research investigated the impact of multinational companies (MNCs) on the Israeli economy in terms of demand for innovation. The research focused on two main impacts: the positive externalities to the national economy stemming from the activity of foreign R&D centres in Israel and the potential loss to the economy due to the utilization of […]

Towards Mapping National Innovation Ecosystem: Israel’s Innovation ecosystem

In this working paper, we describe Israel’s innovation ecosystem. As a country widely described as the Start-Up Nation (Senor & Singer, 2011), there is considerable interest in the system and forces that drive Israel’s vigorous entrepreneurship. We begin by presenting the key anchors and processes of Israeli innovation that emerged from the Experts Workshop, along […]