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patent files. Other sources represent unintended knowledge spillovers, such as reverse engineering of technologies or hiring … workers from other firms. Based on data from the Community Innovation Survey, this paper analyses the role of different types … of intended and unintended knowledge spillovers for innovation output at the firm level. Among intended knowledge …
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challenger invests more into R&D in order to enter a new market than the incumbent. Thus, the patent racing model by Reinganum …
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We analyze the impact of subsidies on R&D expenditures in the financial crisis and beyond. The financial crisis has led to considerable turmoil in financing and, as a result, to restrictions of firms' access to external financing. Utilizing this fact, we identify and analyze financing...
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This paper discusses theoretically the different incentives of managers versus firm owners to invest in innovative activities. There are opposing effects concerning R&D intensity in the manager-controlled firm. Our study on the determinants of R&D intensity presents empirical results concerning...
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This paper tests for the sensitivity of R&D to financing constraints conditional on restrictions in external financing. Financing constraints of firms are identified by an exogenously calculated rating index. Restrictions in external financing are determined by (i) the specific time period...
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This paper considers the effect of different firm leadership on the innovative performance of firms from seven EU countries. We investigate whether owner-led or manager-led firms achieve a larger share of their turnover with product innovations. Economic theory does not propose clear answers to...
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