In this paper the profitability of German car manufacturing firms is related to different indicators for the knowledge … information about the kind of exit of the firms is exploited to construct a latent profitability variable. Knowledge is … knowledge is significantly positively related to firm profitability and that each of the three knowledge forms exerts an …

, through the granting of subsidies, research projects aimed at generating scientific or technological knowledge. In order to …

that aim at improving their competitive performance through technological innovation activities. The main goal of this … evaluation is to analyze the impact of the ANR program on the innovation activities of granted firms. A series of econometric …

knowledge, namely post-entry experience, pre-entry experience, and knowledge acquired by innovative activity. Therefore, a … approach that links instrumental variable estimation with the Cox regression. The main results are that all three knowledge …

Knowledge is one of the most important determinants in single-industry studies of firm survival over the life cycle …. Different kinds of knowledge, namely post-entry experience, pre-entry experience, and knowledge acquired by innovative activity … positively influence the survival chances of firms. This paper investigates how the kinds of knowledge are able to compensate for …

The paper contains and impact evaluation of matching grants to promote investments in innovation on firm financed R …