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Complementarity in the Innovation Strategy: Internal R&D, External Technology Acquisition and Cooperation

Cassiman, Bruno; Veugelers, Reinhilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

Successful innovation depends on the development and integration of new knowledge in the innovation process. In order … to innovate successfully, the firm will combine different innovation activities. In addition to doing own research and … innovation activities. Using data from the Community Innovation Survey on Belgian manufacturing firms, we show that firms that …

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Reciprocity Across Modes of Supply in the WTO: A Negotiating Formula

Mattoo, Aaditya; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

The negotiations on trade in services at the WTO have so far produced little liberalization beyond levels unilaterally undertaken by countries. One reason is the neglect of the traditional negotiating principle of reciprocity. In particular, there has been a failure to exploit the scope built...

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Should Credit be Given for Autonomous Liberalization in Multilateral Trade Negotiations?

Mattoo, Aaditya; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

As each new round of multilateral trade negotiations approaches, there is a demand for a negotiating rule that would give credit for autonomous liberalization. This Paper shows that the desirability and feasibility of such a rule depends on when it is instituted. A credit rule established at the...

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Heterogeneity in R&D Cooperation Strategies

Belderbos, Rene; Carree, Martin A; Diederen, Bert; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

from two Dutch Community Innovation Surveys in 1996 and 1998. Applying a system method estimator for probit equations shows … across cooperation types. As suggested by industrial organization theory of R&D cooperation, the effects of spillovers depend …

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Green innovations and organisational change: making better use of environmental technology

Hottenrott, Hanna; Rexhäuser, Sascha; Veugelers, Reinhilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

The literature on within-firm organizational change and productivity suggests that firms can make more efficient use of certain technologies if complementary forms of organization are adopted. This issue may be of even greater importance for the case of greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement...

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Mode of Foreign Entry, Technology Transfer, and FDI Policy

Mattoo, Aaditya; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Saggi, Kamal - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

Foreign direct investment (FDI) can take place either through the direct entry of foreign firms or the acquisition of existing domestic firms. The preferences of a foreign firm and the host country government over these two modes of FDI are examined in the presence of costly technology transfer....

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Top Research Productivity and its Persistence

Kelchtermans, Stijn; Veugelers, Reinhilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

The paper contributes to the debate on cumulative advantage effects in academic research by examining top performance in research and its persistence over time, using a panel dataset comprising the publications of biomedical and exact scientists at the KU Leuven in the period 1992-2001. We study...

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R&D Cooperation and Spillovers: Some Empirical Evidence

Cassiman, Bruno; Veugelers, Reinhilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

information for the innovation process of the firm. Appropriability is defined as the effectiveness of several protection …

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Direct and Cross-Scheme Effects in a Research and Development Subsidy Program

Hottenrott, Hanna; Lopes Bento, Cindy; Veugelers, Reinhilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This study investigates the effects of an R&D subsidy scheme on participating firms’ net R&D investment. Making use of a specific policy design in Belgium that explicitly distinguishes between research and development grants, we estimate direct and cross-scheme effects on research versus...

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On 'Indirect' Trade-Related R&D Spillovers

Lumenga-Neso, Olivier; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Schiff, Maurice - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

An influential literature argues that trade promotes knowledge flows and technology transmission between trading partners. This literature focuses on ‘direct’ R&D spillovers which are related to the levels of R&D produced by the trading partners. In this paper we argue that ‘indirect’...

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