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Competitive Advantages of the Beira Interior (Portugal): A TOWS Approach
Ferreira, Joao; Leitao, Joao; Raposo, Mario - EconWPA - 2005
The formulation of a competitive strategy implies an extended understanding, in terms of the industrial structures, of the mains fields where the nations compete and those structures evolve. The environmental conditions of a region, and of its industries, determine both the generic strategies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118851
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Invention under uncertainty and the threat of ex post entry
Miller, David A. - EconWPA - 2005
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. Asymmetric market power in the ex post market exacerbates the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134408
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Entrepreneurial Innovation
Rigotti, Luca; Ryan, Matthew; Vaithianathan, Rhema - EconWPA - 2001
This paper constructs an equilibrium model of entrepreneurial innovation where individuals differ in their attitude … toward uncertainty. Unlike previous models of innovation, the firm-formation process is endogenous. An entrepreneur, who owns …'s willingness to work with the uncertain technology. The general equilibrium setting allows us to explore the impact of innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556737
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Strategic Trade Policy, the "Committed" versus "Non-Committed" Government, and R&D Spillovers
Zigic, Kresimir - EconWPA - 2001
We compare the social welfare generated by a domestic government in the two types of policy setups: a "commitment" regime in which the government sets its policy instrument before the strategic choice is made by the domestic firm and a "non-commitment" regime where the policy variable is set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134527
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R&D in Duopoly with Spillovers: Evolution and Aspiration Learning
Cabelka, Stepan; Cukrowski, Jacek - EconWPA - 2001
The paper applies the evolutionary concept to an analysis of the role of intellectual property rights protection in the model of two countries North and South (and two firms) where only the Northern firm conducts innovative activity. The concept of social evolution and learning in oligopolistic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412931
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VERTICAL R&D SPILLOVERS, COOPERATION, MARKET STRUCTURE, AND INNOVATION
Atallah, Gamal - EconWPA - 2000
are taken into account. The paper proposes a theory of innovation and market structure, showing that the relation between … innovation and competition depends on horizontal spillovers, vertical spillovers, and cooperative settings. The private …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076906
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The Impact of Entry and Competition by Open Source Software on Innovation Activity
Bitzer, Jürgen; Schröder, Philipp J.H. - EconWPA - 2005
This paper presents the stylized facts of open source software innovation and provides empirical evidence on the impact … formal model that captures the innovation impact of OSS entry by examining a change in market structure from monopoly to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412869
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R&D and Subsidies at the Firm Level: An Application of Parametric and Semi-Parametric Two-Step Selection Models
Hussinger, Katrin - EconWPA - 2004
This paper analyzes the effects of public subsidies on R&D expenditure in the German manufacturing sector. The focus is on the question whether public R&D funding stimulates or crowds out private investment. Cross sectional data at the firm level is used. By applying parametric and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076604
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A Theory of Technology Diffusion
Mukoyama, Toshihiko - EconWPA - 2003
What determines the speed of the technology diffusion? What are the consequences of diffusion? This paper presents a model to address these questions. Skilled machine-users adopt a new technology first, while unskilled users wait until machines become more reliable and accessible. The quality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126129
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Public provision of a private good: What is the point of the BSD license?
Gaudeul, Alex - EconWPA - 2005
Software is a potentially excludable public good. It is possible, at some cost, to exclude non-paying users from its consumption by using copyright law or technological restraints. Licensing the software under proprietary license terms makes of it a private good, licensing it under the BSD does...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134417