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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 …
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higher levels of innovation and lower levels of secrecy. An increase in the size of the market, a reduction in the cost of … produits est associé avec davantage d'innovation et moins de protection. Une augmentation dans la taille du marché, une …
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This paper investigates the comparability of the 1999 Canadian Survey of Innovation with the European Community … Innovation Surveys for 1997/1998 (CIS2). Four European countries are compared to Canada: France, Germany, Ireland, and Spain … are made to harmonize the two datatsets and make them comparable as much as possible. Different innovation indicators …
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This paper studies the persistence of innovation and the dynamics of innovation output in Dutch manufacturing using … firm data from three waves of the Community Innovation Surveys (CIS), pertaining to the periods 1994-1996, 1996-1998, and … innovative sales. Cette étude analyse la persistance et la dynamique de l'innovation dans les entreprises manufacturières …
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The purpose of this paper is to propose a composite innovation indicator derived from an econometric prediction of the … likelihood of innovating and of the amount of innovation performed by a particular firm, given information on its characteristics … the Community Innovation Surveys. It combines qualitative and quantitative data. It allows the comparison of …
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This paper compares pairwise the innovation performance of Canada with France and Germany, respectively. The comparison … is based on two ordered probit models with sample selection, one where innovation is measured by the introduction of new … size, environment conditions (proximity to basic research and competition) and innovation activities (internal R&D, the …
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This paper considers the threat of stricter regulation as a policy instrument to enhance innovation into cleaner … menace d'une réglementation environnementale plus stricte en tant qu'instrument de politique économique visant à stimuler l'innovation …
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Small and medium enterprises have strengthened their importance during the last decades in most industrialized countries, including the United States, Germany, Japan and Canada. The province of Quebec makes no exception as firms of less than 200 employees generate a substantial portion of its...
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This paper presents empirical evidence on the relationship between innovative efforts and performance on international markets for the specific case of small firms acting as specialized suppliers. In addition to tangible efforts such as R&D expenditures, intangible efforts are also considered....
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The precompetitive R&D literature has viewed cooperative and noncooperative R&D as substitutes. In this paper a more realistic approach is taken, where both cooperative and noncooperative R&D are performed in parallel. In the first stage firms determine the optimal investments in both types of...
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