Recent developments in economics have gone from the recognition of the importance of innovation for growth and the exploration of innovation mechanisms to the incorporation of the results of the previous research into economic models. An important lesson to be drawn from all this research is...

[fre] L'objectif de cet article est de contraster deux approches différentes des relations entre innovation et concurrence, l'une, traditionnelle qui met l'accent sur l'existence d'une structure optimale, l'autre qui retient l'exigence de viabilité des processus d'innovation. Il montre que les...

The Economics of Alfred Marshall brings together a number of leading international scholars for a timely reappraisal of Marshall's contribution to the development of economics. The aims of the contributors are firstly to revisit the work of Alfred Marshall and to investigate the unity of his...

This article analyses market selection in French manufacturing in the nineties. It argues that the determinants of firm survival have different effects depending on firm age. Results show that exiting firms display low levels of profitability and productivity. This selection process is more...

[eng] The case of start ups created by public research fellows reveals some difficulties of the economics of science referring to a dichotomy between academic research and industry. The first section is dedicated to the study of these difficulties in the theory of entrepreneurship and...