long-term dynamics of innovation, and the intergenerational accumulation of knowledge. Innovation cycles emerge …We study social learning and innovation in an overlapping generations model, emphasizing the trade-off between marginal … innovation (combining existing technologies) and radical innovation (breaking new ground). We characterize both short-term and …

In this paper we investigate the factors that lead firms to cooperate withpartners from foreign countries on innovation … activities. Portuguese and Germandata from the harmonised Community Innovation Survey (CIS III) allow us tocompare innovation … importance of protectionmethods for knowledge have a positive influence in both countries on thedecision to cooperate with …