How does firm entry affect innovation incentives and productivity growth in incumbent firms? Micro-data suggests that … sectors which differ by their distance to the technological frontier. We show that entry threat spurs innovation incentives in … technologically advanced sectors - successful innovation allows incumbents to prevent entry. In laggard sectors it discourages …

innovation activities. The selection of high-skill managers is more important for innovation activities. As the economy … investments, but little selection. Closer to the world technology frontier, there is a switch to an innovation-based strategy with …

innovation and imitation. We develop a theoretical model showing that skilled labour has a higher growth-enhancing effect closer … to the technological frontier under the reasonable assumption that innovation is a relatively more skill intensive …

dirty innovation and production; (ii) optimal policy involves both .carbon taxes. and research subsidies, so that excessive … the switch to clean innovation under laissez-faire when the two inputs are substitutes. Under reasonable parameter values …

various links between urban cultural diversity and innovation, at individual, firm and urban level. This paper uses a sample …

innovation distinguishing between “dirty” (internal combustion engine) and “clean” (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 … tax-inclusive fuel prices. Furthermore, there is path dependence in the type of innovation both from aggregate spillovers … and from the firm's own innovation history. Using our model we simulate the increases in carbon taxes needed to allow …

concentration and innovation. This paper addresses this gap with an analysis of around 1,300 UK SMEs. The results suggest that firms …

cultural diversity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sales strategies in London businesses between 2005 and 2007. London is …

Growing cultural diversity is seen as important for innovation. Research has focused on two potential mechanisms: a … innovation, nor do migrant-run firms in diverse cities appear particularly innovative. But urban context does matter and firms in …