This timely book brings together cutting-edge research on the important subject of science and innovation policies. The contributors – distinguished social science scholars – tackle the key challenges of designing and implementing public policies in the context of the new knowledge economy.

Contents: Introduction Massimo G. Colombo, Luca Grilli, Lucia Piscitello and Cristina Rossi-Lamastra PART I: MAKING A SCIENCE OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION POLICY 1. The Contributions of Economics to a Science of Science Policy Cristiano Antonelli, Chiara Franzoni and Aldo Geuna 2. The Construction of New Indicators for Science and Innovation Policies: The Case of Project Funding Indicators Benedetto Lepori, Emanuela Reale and Stig Slipersaeter 3. Econometric Evaluation of Public Policies for Science and Innovation: A Brief Guide to Practice Luca Grilli and Samuele Murtinu PART II: KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER POLICIES 4. Evaluating Innovation Policies: A Case Study of the Impact of Third Stream Funding in the English Higher Education Sector Alan Hughes, Barry Moore and Tomas Ulrichsen 5. Developing Technology in the Vicinity of Science: Do Firms Benefit? An Overview and Empirical Assessment on the Level of Italian Provinces Bart Leten, Paolo Landoni and Bart Van Looy PART III: INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION POLICIES 6. Policy Reforms for Venture Capital in Europe Fabio Bertoni and Annalisa Croce 7. The Role of Public Policy in Strengthening Innovation through Internationalization Celeste Amorim Varum and Lucia Piscitello Index