Introduction

Abstract

This chapter discusses the issue of intangibles’ research and policy agenda relevance, in the specific context of innovation growth and market failure. It first reviews the importance of intangibles from the economic growth perspective, building on recent works in economics and management. It poses the importance of refining the research and policy agenda, especially by considering the issue of intangibles complementarities, as a perspective for better delineating their contribution to economic growth and firm’s performance.