We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that inventions of higher quality are … entrepreneurial effort allocated to high-quality invention projects. Using data on patents granted to small firms and individuals, we …

This paper investigates the choice of an intellectual protection regime for a process innovation. We set up a multi …-stage model in which choosing between patent and trade secrecy is affected by three parameters : the patent strength defined as … the probability that the right is upheld by the court, the cost of imitating a patented innovation relative to the cost of …

empirical and considers the case of Italy, one of the world’s largest debt issuer. We study the potential effects on the …

It is estimated that only 5% of musicians in Italy are regularly employed. In an attempt at understanding such a … musicians and discourages talented agents from becoming full-time musicians in all second-best economies. In Italy both …

We study the empirical relationship between labor taxation and pretax wages in Italy. We find that higher tax …

) inflows into Italy. The incidence of crime has been calculated considering the number of complaints for different crimes. The …

This paper describes the privatization program in Italy during the 1990s and puts that policy in the context of …. The wave of state divestitures reached Italy later than other OECD countries. A deep-rooted tradition of state …

to contribute to this line of inquiry through the case study of the implementation of the 1994 water reform in Italy in …