obstacles to innovation. We propose a discrete test of supermodularity in innovation policy leading to a number of inequality …This Paper develops a framework for testing discrete complementarities in innovation policy using European data on … constraints. We apply our test to two types of innovation decisions: to innovate or not, and if so, by how much. We find that …

perceived complementarity between these innovation activities. An important finding is that a capacity to strategically protect …Successful innovation depends on the development and integration of new knowledge in the innovation process. In order … to innovate successfully, the firm will combine different innovation activities. In addition to doing own research and …

research grants than for development grants. We also find cross-scheme effects that may arise due to complementarity between …

of profit maximization to evaluate how dealers change their innovation adoption strategies following the elimination of …

research grants than for development grants. We also find cross-scheme effects that may arise due to complementarity between …

market (innovation). It turns out that spillovers from rivals lead to more imitation, while inputs from customers and … research institutions enhance original innovation. …

In this paper we analyse the relationship between export and innovation activities of German service sector companies … using data from the 1997 wave of the Mannheim Innovation Panel in the Service Sector. There is a lot of support for the … Schumpeterian hypothesis of export activities being mainly driven by innovation activities. Factor endowment theories are only …