manufacturing. In this paper, we examine how the adoption of AM affects competition and welfare in traditionally standardized … changes are accompanied with a reduction in the number of traditional manufacturers. In terms of welfare, AM adoption … increases total surplus. However, it can be detrimental for consumer surplus if the competitive advantage of AM technology is …

at the intensive margin, i.e. our results do not suggest that non-innovative companies are deterred from innovation …

This paper examines the determinants, that influence the environmental innovation behaviour of companies in Germany in … structures of the determinants of environmental innovation, as well as the specific impact of environmental policy instruments as … an integral part of this framework. The pressure of environmental policy instruments on the innovation behaviour of …

other firms in terms of the firms' processes, position, and path. We find that HCs' competitive strategy rests on technology … product development process. HCs do not invest more into innovation, but achieve higher innovation success. The higher …

recently. In particular, takeovers by foreign firms raise suspicions of technology theft and job cuts at the newly acquired …

Functioning markets for technology are an important determinant for the type, scope and distribution of innovation … activities in an economy. However, markets for technology are often underdeveloped or inefficient. Existing theory attributes … structural forces that shape the demand side of markets for technology. In this study, we reason that demand depends on the …

During the last years more and more discussions came up about the contribution of technology-oriented and technology …-intensive industries for the economic development and employment. One reason for these contradictory evaluations of technology …-intensive industries can be attributed to different conceptual definitions of technology which are briefly discussed. The foundation and …

During the last years more and more discussions came up about the contribution of technology-oriented and technology … various technology-oriented sectors in West-Germany from 1983 until 1993 on the basis of a firm specific data set from the … various technology-intensive industries show high growth rates during the early eighties and after reunification in 1989. On …