TY - GEN ID - discovery1503409 N2 - The chapter explores the effects of public R&D on productivity and growth. We summarise the main stylised facts and show that our understanding of the benefits of public R&D is limited and that a broader approach is needed which takes account of a wider range of benefits from public R&D. Specifically, we explore these issues in the context of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Southern Europe as two EU ?catching-up? regions. We show that the links between science and industry in these regions are stronger than is commonly assumed, but that we need a better understanding of the nature of these links and their intensity.? UR - https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/427046 PB - Publications Office of the European Union CY - Brussels KW - public R&D KW - science - industry links KW - central and eastern europe KW - South EU KW - R&D and growth T3 - Science, research and innovation performance of the EU, A contribution to the open innovation, open science, open to the world agenda : 2016 A1 - Radosevic, S TI - The role of public research in economic development EP - 139 SP - 119 AV - public Y1 - 2016/03/03/ N1 - © European Union 2016. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. ER -