Division of Labor between Innovation Intermediaries for SMEs: Productivity Effects of Interfirm Organizations in JapanFootnote¹

1. The author would like to thank two anonymous referees for their comments and suggestions. The usual caveats apply. The author would like to thank members of the research project “The Role of Public Research Institutions in the Japan's National Innovation System” at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), with a special mention to Patarapong Intarakumnerd. This study was funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (15K03411), the Murata Science Foundation, and the Nomura Foundation.

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