We test whether intellectual property rights foster or hinder innovation by estimating IV structural equations for a …

To address the relationship between innovation and competition we jointly estimate the opportunity, production, and … impact functions of innovation in a simultaneous system. Based on Swiss micro-data, we apply a 3-SLS system estimation. The … low innovation, 2. low competition with high innovation, and 3. a "no innovation trap" at very high levels of competition …

such innovations affect performance. To analyse the relationship between green innovation and performance, new industry …

industry level the impact of energy prices on green innovation activities. Our econometric models show that energy prices and … green innovation activities are positively related and that energy prices have a significantly positive impact on the share … an increasing lag between energy prices and innovation activities. Robustness tests confirm the main results. …

This paper analyzes the impact of technological diversity on innovation inputs and success using Swiss firm-level panel … applications as suggested by the literature. However, since patent applications reflect an intermediate innovation input rather …

There is growing evidence that firms increasingly adopt open innovation practices. In this paper we investigate the … impact of two such external knowledge acquisition strategies, ‘buy’ and ‘cooperate’, on firm’s product innovation performance … while both ‘buy’ and ‘cooperate’ have a positive effect on innovation, there is little statistical evidence that using them …