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 …

constraints affect a firm's innovation and export activities. Theoretical predictions are tested using unique firm survey data … these constraints force export and innovation activities to become substitutes even when these activities are natural …

This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … between the provinces and states within both countries are quite different. In China, the concentration of innovation is … contrast, innovation is much more dependent on a combination of good local socioeconomic structures and investment in science …

We explore the relationship between innovation activity, productivity, and exports using a panel of Spanish … manufacturing firms for 1990-1998. Our results - based on non-parametric tests - suggest that firm innovation status is important in … innovation seems to explain the positive association between exports and productivity for this group of firms. For small non …

We find that institutional ownership in publicly traded companies is associated with more innovation (measured by cite …, policy changes and disaggregating by type of owner we find that the effect of institutions on innovation does not appear to …