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endogenous growth models differ and innovation persistence at the macroeconomic level can be supported by different firm …-level behavioural assumptions. The aim of this article is threefold. Firstly, we evaluate a measure of the degree of innovation … persistence at the firm level. Secondly, we analyze the factors underpinning the innovation persistence by testing the theoretical …
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We characterize asymmetric equilibria in two-stage process innovation games and show that they are prevalent in the …
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We show that the presumed incompatibility of uncoordinated R&D and competition is not fundamental, but hinges on the nature of R&D spillovers. As a consequence, R&D subsidies may be more effective than previously thought.
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From the perspective of the Chicago school, there is no behaviour that is not interpretable as economic. In this paper, we discuss the assertion in the perspective of an optimal constitution and exploitation of Human Capital, through our conceptual framework named Emotional Capital (EC)....
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Evolutionary approaches of the firm devote a part of their analysis to firm behavior and to some processes acting inside the firm, however the internal workings of firms are, most of the time, not deeply analyzed. In this perspective, this paper attempts to investigate whether " we can drop...
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This article surveys the empirical literature on how patents affect access to drugs in developing countries. In the short run, higher prices and lower access rates are very likely, notably for those countries that benefited from a competitive supply before the TRIPS agreement came into force....
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For several years, there has been an important increase in sub-contracting. Thereupon, it seemed necessary to ask the question of whether their respective outsourcing strategies might be related to their attitude towards taxation, notably with regard to VAT recovery. May VAT contribute to a...
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This paper examines the impact of financial constraints on innovation for established firms. We make use of a … specific survey. Thus, the existence of financial constraints for innovation is measured by a direct indicator whereas previous …
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Innovation is commonly seeb as the principal engine of economic development. In this paper, we investigate the … microfoundations of economic growth by relating innovation to sales growth at the firm-level, for incumbent firms in four "complex …
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issue, we build a model in which the value of an innovation depends both on the type of innovation implemented (product …
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