In a Cournot oligopoly set up with constant marginal cost and linear demand, innovation is rewarding. In this paper we … work with a Cournot oligopoly framework with increasing marginal cost and linear demand and show that innovation may not be … interaction we attempt to capture and explain is the one of technology with the possibility of innovation via the intensity of …

theory characterizes how innovation and learning determine technology gaps, trade and global income inequality. Countries … with higher R&D efficiency are richer and have comparative advantage in more innovation-dependent industries where the … innovation-dependence by industry from R&D and bilateral trade data. Calibrating the model implies technology gaps, due to cross …

globalization. We develop a competence-based definition of technological sovereignty, which puts innovation policy at the core of … cooperation and trade. Two case studies illustrate how innovation policy might be used to achieve technological sovereignty …

We study the gains from trade in a model with oligopolistic competition, heterogeneous firms and innovation, and … concentration contributes substantially to the gains from trade, mostly via its stimulating effect on innovation. Sizeable gains …