innovation and total factor productivity at the country level. More recently this approach has been extended to take account of … externalities induced by innovation activities from foreign countries. This article is an attempt to test this relationship in the … those that relate productivity to innovation ad hoc, allows us to test the exogenous nature of externalities induced by R …

To analyze the welfare gain from allowing for differentiated patent protection across sectors, this study develops a … two-sector quality-ladder growth model in which patent breadth is a policy variable and derives the optimal patent breadth … under two policy regimes. We show that (i) the optimal uniform patent breadth is a weighted average of the optimal sector …

with external networks together enhance the probability that firms engage in product and process innovation. Following … data from the Irish Community Innovation Survey 2006-08. In order to control for potential endogeneity of the external …-owned firms which engage in backward networking for product and forward networking for process innovation while also undertaking R …

patent citations of 71 Swiss MNEs issued between 1978 and 2006. …

A special characteristic of the patent system is that it features multiple patent-policy levers that can be employed by … policymakers. In this study, we develop a quality-ladder model to analyze the optimal mix of patent instruments. Specifically, we … consider (a) patent breadth and (b) the division of profit in research joint ventures. We analytically derive optimal patent …

We propose a model where both R&D and ICT investment feed into a system of three innovation output equations (product …, process and organizational innovation), which ultimately feeds into a productivity equation. We find that ICT investment and … usage are important drivers of innovation in both manufacturing and services. Doing more R&D has a positive effect on …

European countries. As a whole, Europe is lagging behind in its ability to generate, organise, and sustain innovation processes … position of the US as a locus of innovation in pharmaceuticals has increased over the past decade compared to Europe. All in …) Intellectual property rights and patent law; 4) The institutional settings in the regulation of health care systems and, moreover …

behind the Park as well as the effects of its operation. The author also describes the role of innovation as the main …