innovation. Unlike previous literature based on survey data, we exploit the observed pattern of contributions - the .revealed …

innovation. We exploit the observed pattern of contributions - the 'revealed preference' of developers - to infer the underlying …

effect of the composition of economic activity on innovation. We test whether the specialization of economic activity within … together complementary activities, better promotes innovation. The evidence provides considerable support for the diversity …

This paper proposes a framework to account for innovation similar to the usual accounting framework in production … analysis and a measure of innovativity comparable to that of total factor productivity. This innovation accounting framework is … illustrated using micro-aggregated firm data from the first Community Innovation Surveys (CIS1) for seven European countries …

We analyze the relationship between legal institutions, innovation and growth. We compare a rigid (law set ex … welfare, amount of innovation and output growth at intermediate stages of technological development — periods when legal …

effect on technology transfer (catching up with the technological frontier) as well as innovation (pushing the frontier …

technical and a pecuniary externality resulting from the innovation process may generate multiple equilibria. Redistribution may …