ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATION GAP BETWEEN POLAND AND EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

Edyta Dworak ()
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Edyta Dworak: Department of Microeconomics University of Lodz

OLSZTYN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 2016, vol. 11, issue 1, 29-44

Abstract: This paper aims to estimate the innovation gap between Poland and European Union countries, and evaluate the innovative position of the Polish economy in relation to EU countries. The assessment was conducted on the grounds of the Summary Innovation Index, presented in the InnovationUnion Scoreboardand an examinationintotheindicatorsdescribingtheindex. Resultsof the analysis show the occurrence of the innovation gap for the most indicators in comparison to innovative leaders in the EU, as well as to the EU countries with a similar level of economic development, i.e., the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia.

Keywords: innovation; innovationgap; innovativeness; InnovationUnion Scoreboard; Summary Innovation Index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 G0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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