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Does Easy Start-Up Formation Hamper Incumbents' R&D Investment? A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

Colombo, Luca - 2015

This paper investigates, both theoretically and empirically, the implications that complementary assets needed for the formation of start-ups – proxied by the ease of access to financial resources – have on the innovative efforts of incumbent firms. In particular, we develop a theoretical...

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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-Entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries

Quatraro, Francesco - 2013

particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the same concept of "entrepreneurship" will be critically …

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Entrepreneurship and the Process of Firms' Entry, Survival and Growth

Santarelli, Enrico; Vivarelli, Marco - 2021

This survey paper aims at critically discussing the recent literature on firm formation and survival and the growth of new-born firms. The basic purpose is to single out the microeconomic entrepreneurial foundations of industrial dynamics (entry and exit) and to characterise the founder's...

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Entrepreneurship in Advanced and Developing Countries : A Microeconomic Perspective

Vivarelli, Marco - 2012

The purpose of this paper is to provide a contribution to the identification of the role of entrepreneurship in … economic growth by mapping out: 1) alternative ways of looking at entrepreneurship, distinguishing 'creative destruction' from … firm); and 4) the possible scope for an economic policy aimed at maximizing the impact of entrepreneurship on economic …

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The Transatlantic Productivity Gap : Is R&D the Main Culprit?

Ortega-Argilés, Raquel - 2011

last decades. This paper tests the hypothesis that the lower European productivity performance in comparison with the US …

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The Productivity Impact of R&D Investment : A Comparison between the EU and the US

Castellani, Davide - 2016

Using data on the US and EU top R&D spenders from 2004 until 2012, this paper investigates the sources of the US/EU productivity gap. We find robust evidence that US firms have a higher capacity to translate R&D into productivity gains (especially in the high-tech industries), and this...

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R&D Drivers in Young Innovative Companies

Garcia-Quevedo, Jose - 2011

This paper examines the determinants of young innovative companies' (YICs) R&D activities taking into account the autoregressive nature of innovation. Using a large longitudinal dataset comprising Spanish manufacturing firms over the period 1990-2008, we find that previous R&D experience is a...

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How Do Young Innovative Companies Innovate?

Pellegrino, Gabriele - 2009

This paper discusses the determinants of product innovation in young innovative companies (YICs) by looking at in-house and external R&D and at the acquisition of external technology in embodied and disembodied components. These input-output relationships are tested on a sample of innovative...

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To Be Born is Not Enough : The Key Role of Innovative Startups

Colombelli, Alessandra - 2016

This paper investigates the reasons why entry per se is not necessarily good and the evidence showing that innovative startups survive longer than their non-innovative counterparts. In this framework, our own empirical analysis shows that greater survival is achieved when startups engage...

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Globalization and Income Inequality

Meschi, Elena F. - 2007

superior ability in serving the differentiated and high-quality markets of the developed world …

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