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

Estimating innovation spillovers: an international sectoral and UK enterprise study: BIS research paper number 178

Ref: BIS/14/1269

1.24 MB

Private and external benefits from investment in intangible assets: BIS research paper number 203

Ref: BIS/14/1270

1.26 MB

Private and external benefits from investment in intangible assets: data

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 47.9 KB

Estimating innovation spillovers - an international sectoral and UK enterprise study data

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 144 KB

Details

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 ‘spillover’ benefits. These 2 reports provide further evidence on these ‘spillovers’ and their effect on productivity.

Published 10 December 2014