Current problems of Europe

EU, Russia and USA: The World financial crisis and innovation infrastructure

Морева Е.Л.

Moreva E.L. – assistant professor, Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MECI), Ph.D (economics)

Abstract

The recent world financial crisis affected innovation infrastructure of various countries and regions in different ways. With the intentions to surpass the crises the USA actually consolidated the innovation infrastructure of Big Businesses. In Europe the attitude resulted to be more balanced between Big and Small Business. On the contrary, in Russia the former obstacles to innovation infrastructure progress became more pronounced because of economic fall.

Keywords

World crisis; innovation infrastructure; big business, small and medium business; conceptions about the corporative performance towards innovations in crises environment; venture business; state policy towards innovations in crises environment.

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