There is a substantial literature on non-compete agreements and their adverse impact on employee mobility and innovation. But a far more common restraint in employment contracts has fallen under the radar — confidentiality agreements, sometimes called nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). A...

Does exporting intermediate goods induce learning from importers? In this paper, we examine to what extent learning from German industries can be explained by knowledge spillovers, channeled through the export of intermediate goods. Our study is based on a sample of 27 German trade partners in...

Does exporting intermediate goods induce learning from importers? In this paper, we examine to what extent learning from German industries can be explained by knowledge spillovers, channeled through the export of intermediate goods. Our study is based on a sample of 27 German trade partners in...

The COVID pandemic has underscored that IP can limit the ability to addressing public health crises because IP owners have the legal right to bar others from making needed supplies. However, what is less well understood yet critical to making medical treatments available are IP-related barriers...

Purpose This research aims to understand how companies communicate their understanding of water-related challenges and their responses to identify new pathways for addressing this challenge to further advance rising interest in water sustainability strategies of corporations....

In many countries, training subsidies and levy schemes are used to tackle the problem that company‐based provision of apprenticeship training is low. In this paper, we consider the introduction of a levy scheme in the care sector and estimate the causal effect exerted by substantial...