This paper examines the relationship between competition, innovation and productivity for the Netherlands. We use … innovation data from Community Innovation Survey with accounting data to link innovative activities with performance at the … through more innovation. Nonetheless, there exists an inverted U- curve between competition and innovation for the Netherlands …

Competition and innovation both stimulate the development and growth of the economy. The mutual effect on prosperity … and welfare growth have been researched and published extensively. The effect between innovation and competition is often …: What are the optimal levels of innovation and competition to stimulate growth? Is there an inverse U-curve present, and if …

the firm'. We estimate fixed costs thresholds using data from the Dutch part of the Community Innovation Survey (CIS) from …