According to a recent literature, the positive effect of competition is supposed to be growing with the proximity to … the technological frontier. Using a variety of indicators, the paper tests the effect of competition and regulation on … 1979-2003. Results show no evidence of a positive effect of competition growing with the proximity to the frontier. Two …

competition on R&D to the cost of innovation. The effect of competition on R&D is an inverted U-shape. However, the shape is … flatter and competition policy is therefore less relevant for innovation when innovations are relatively costly. Intuitively …, if innovations are costly for a firm, competitive shocks have to be significant to alter its innovation decisions …

results known in static frameworks. First, more competition pushes Neck and Neck firms to advertise more to attract a larger …

Innovation is the major instigator in competitive industry. The competition for innovation is traditionally analyzed … of Boone (2001) in order to determine the choice of positioning in a context of cumulative innovation. Thus, taking into … (called first mover) to implement cumulative innovation in order to maintain its position in spite of the investments of …

R&D and innovation have become much more strategic than ever before for the growth of China as well as for its global … societal upgrade. The Chinese authorities have designed an innovation strategy to face new economic and social challenges. The … perspective explaining the legacy of the past in today's choices. In the second part, we illustrate China's catching up strategy …

, new energy vehicles (NEVs) within China. Design/methodology/approach The broad strategic approach of two sectors within … the NEV sector in China, the pure electric vehicle (EV) and the low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV) sectors, are compared … China's future industrial growth and is heavily supported. In contrast, the LSEV sector receives no support from central …

China is ranking first in cotton production for more than 20 years. The adoption of GM cotton, since 1997, through the …, all cotton sector stakeholders do recognize that there is a big issue of excessive competition from a great number of … competition. The case analysed is a good illustration of the shortfalls of unregulated competition. It is however ineffective to …

The paper investigates the patterns of persistence of innovation and of the properties of firms' knowledge base (KB …