Employment effects of public innovation support measures

Coyne, Mike; Carlberg, Malin

Overview

Working paper

Employment effects of public innovation support measures

Published: 5 September 2018

Mike Coyne,

Malin Carlberg

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Reference no.

WPEF18006

Policy brief

17 October 2018

Employment effects of innovation support

Valentina Patrini

Government-backed initiatives to support innovation in business are widespread across the EU. These support measures, if designed and implemented correctly, have the potential to also create jobs – better-quality jobs – to upskill the labour force, to improve job quality and to boost the employment of disadvantaged groups. However, this potential is often not recognised by policymakers and tends to be overlooked in policy development. This brief highlights the employment-related impacts of 15 initiatives in 10 EU Member States implemented by governments to stimulate innovation. The findings offer lessons for effective public interventions aimed at supporting innovation and employment simultaneously.