This paper addresses the relationships between innovation, research and development (R&D) and productivity in domestic … ICT firms in Costa Rica. Factors considered were the types of innovation outputs produced by domestic ICT firms, the … relative importance of innovation inputs, the impacts of innovation on firm productivity, the protection of innovations, and …

The link between innovation and employment is at the center of the policy debate. This paper sheds light on how labor … market regulations affect the relationship between different types of innovation and employment in Latin America. We estimate …; (iii) more rigid labor market regulations (minimum wages and severance payments) reduce the effects of innovation. …

In a context of product innovation, we study two-part tariff licensing between a patentee and a potential rival which … the relative profitability of Cournot vs. Bertrand when a per unit royalty is applied. By contrast, we find that Cournot …

. -- Eco-Innovation ; Foreign Ownership ; Networking ; District ; Agglomeration Economics ; Local Production Systems …

This paper studies the effects of patents and subsidies on R&D investment decisions. The theoretical framework is a two …-stage game consisting of an investment and a market stage. In equilibrium, both patents and subsidies induce the same amount of R … theoretical predictions. Patents and subsidies increase investment in R&D and the observed amounts of investment in the patent and …

number of research scholars) are transformed into research outputs in the form of publications and patents. We expect … application. -- Academic reaesrch ; patents ; Bayh-Dole act ; India …