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Innovation depends on exporting and, in particular, on scale and competition in export markets. We develop a theory … featuring (1) quality-segmented markets, (2) step-by-step innovation that moves firms forward along the quality ladder, and (3 …) escape-the-competition motives for innovation. We derive four predictions about the impact on innovation of scale and …
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We develop a model of large multinational enterprises, each one producing a continuum of products. These outsized firms compete as oligopolists in a domestic and foreign market, facing competitive pressure from single-product firms that engage in monopolistic competition. The multinational...
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find that competition has a negative effect on innovation, especially for firms further from the efficiency frontier, and … we do not find support for an inverted U effect of competition on innovation. The authors show that the supply chain of … multinational enterprises and international trade are important channels for domestic firms' innovation. They detect no evidence …
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, the forces of innovation and diffusion combine to shape trade substitution patterns. Innovation makes a country … technological similarity and increases head-to-head competition. In the special case of an innovation-only model where countries do … observable trade flows and the dynamics of innovation and knowledge diffusion …
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substantially over the past decade. Lack of diversification cannot be pinned down to a single cause. Competition and innovation are … initiatives to foster innovation could be strengthened through a number of specific measures focusing on commercialization of … analysis of the role of exports, innovation, productivity, and competition on firm performance is presented in section three …
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This note provides a medium-term agenda for supporting Mexico's competitiveness by fostering greater innovation … Mexico's innovation policy agenda. While the firm is at the center of innovation, empirical evidence shows that public policy … can generate an external environment more conducive to innovation. The past decade has brought several policy changes and …
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from China impact U.S. innovation through the markets for innovation and existing products. We identify shocks to … innovation competition using the geography of Chinese internet penetration and Chinese import data. Increases in the ability of …
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It is important to understand the factors that influence a country's transition from the production of low-quality to high-quality products since the production of high-quality goods is often viewed as a pre-condition for export success and, ultimately, for economic development. In this paper,...
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, vertical linkages with foreign firms, and international trade on several types of innovation by domestic firms. Using … and innovation and show that the supply chain of multinational enterprises and international trade are also important … channels. There is no evidence for an inverted U relationship between innovation and foreign competition. The relationship …
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The Central America region is a small market. The region contains around 43 million inhabitants (0.6 percent of total world population) who generate around 0.25 percent of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the region has successfully embarked on a regional integration agenda and...
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