The European paradox is the perceived failure of European countries to translate scientific advances into marketable innovations.[1][2] The term was coined in a European CommissionGreen Paper in 1995.[3] Recently, several articles questioned both the theoretical interpretation upon which the paradox conjecture is based and its empirical underpinnings.[4]
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^See for example Giovanni Dosi, Patrick Llerana and Mauro Sylos Labini Dosi, Giovanni; Llerena, Patrick; Labini, Mauro Sylos (2006). "The relationships between science, technologies and their industrial exploitation: An illustration through the myths and realities of the so-called 'European Paradox'". Research Policy. 35 (10): 1450–1464. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2006.09.012. Research Policy, Volume 35, Issue 10, December 2006, Pages 1450-1464.