This paper proposes a theoretical framework for studying the invention of new products when demand is uncertain. In … this framework, under general conditions, the threat of ex post entry by a competitor can deter invention ex ante … operating system monopolist, by its mere presence, can deter the invention of complements, to its own detriment as well as that …

Patent citation data are used in a growing body of economics and business research on technological diffusion. Research … diffusing outward from the patenting entity. Until now, there exists little evidence on whether or not patent citations are a … good measure of knowledge flows. Our paper assesses the legitimacy of using European patent citations as a measure of …

issue, we build a model in which the value of an innovation depends both on the type of innovation implemented (product …, process) and on the existence of a patent protection or not. We obtain a three-equation model that links the values of product … and process innovations to the value of patent protection. This model and the feature of the data imply the estimation of …

2002. In addition, the adoption of new e-business technologies by firms creates opportunities to conduct innovation, either …

recipients. I use a model of tax and spending incidence for Canada in 1990 to see which conjecture helps best to understand the …

más importantes empresas que componen el mercado de Canadá, España, Europa, USA y Gran Bretaña. Se utiliza la metodología …

A vital implication of unemployment persistence applies to the Bank of Canada's disinflation policies since it …