We test whether intellectual property rights (IPRs) foster or hinder innovation by estimating IV structural equations …

market (innovation). It turns out that spillovers from rivals lead to more imitation, while inputs from customers and … research institutions enhance original innovation. …

such innovations affect performance. To analyse the relationship between green innovation and performance, new industry …

, this paper examines the occurrence of IP litigation cases in Belgian firms using the 2013 Community Innovation Survey with … supplemental information on IP litigation and patent portfolios. The rich survey information regarding firms' general innovation … imitation and incremental innovation. Our results indicate that when controlling for firms' IP portfolio, the composition of …

-in-differences design to causally identify the short-run impact of COVID-19 on innovation spending in 2020 and expected innovation spending … substantially reduced innovation expenditure not only in the first year of the pandemic (2020) but also in the two subsequent years …, indicating 'Long-Covid' effects on innovation. In 2020, innovation expenditure fell by 4.7 % due to the pandemic. In 2022 …

-productivity firms in Switzerland. Innovation support sustains firms' R&D activities in both countries. Our structural growth model … identifies the impact of innovation, imitation and R&D costs on firms' R&D decisions. R&D costs gained importance in Switzerland … prioritize enhancing innovation and imitation success over cost reduction to boost productivity growth. …

knowledge spillovers, especially those occurring at the national level. Wind and solar technologies exhibit distinct innovation … innovative activity with a special emphasis on the role of knowledge spillovers. We investigate two major renewable energy … technologies or sectors (inter-sectoral spillovers), or at the international level. We find that innovation is strongly driven by …

importance of employee training practices undertaken in firms as an important tool for human resource and knowledge management … establishment data on various aspects of training practices and innovation activities in Germany, the paper examines the degree … works councils as an instrument for a firm's total training activities that correlate with innovation, and weak support when …

We experimentally investigate competition in innovation in a patent race scenario. Pairs of subjects compete as seller … firms on a duopoly market, engaging in risky search investments. Successful innovation is rewarded through temporary …