This collection, from an international group of experts, explores some of the key aspects of the complex interrelationship between innovation and finance.

Andreas Pyka is Chair of Economics of Innovation at the University of Honenheim, Germany

Hans-Peter Burghof is Chair of the Banking and Finance Department at the University of Hohenheim, Germany

1. Introductory Remarks Andreas Pyka and Hans-Peter Burghof 2. Financial Bubbles, Crises, and the Role of Government in Unleashing Golden AgesCarlota Perez 3. Innovation, Financial Activities and the Future of the EU Pier Paolo Saviotti 4. Innovation and Economic Performance (Industrial and Financial): Recent Results and Questions for Future Research Pelin Demirel and Mariana Mazzucato 5. An Essay on the Emergence, Organization and Performance of Financial Markets: the case of the Alternative Investment Market Valérie Revest and Sandro Sapio 6. Financing Instruments to Combat the Crisis Ryszard Wilczyski 7. Automotive Dynamics in the Stockholm and Southern German Regional Economies - A Comparison Gunnar Eliasson 8. Innovation Policy, Innovation and Innovation Finance Co-Evolution: The Israeli Case and Some Implications Morris Teubal 9. Venture Capital in Canada Jorge Niosi