. Under speed-dependent evolution, a patent-based system will fail to target socially optimal innovation size. The overall …

their product to market. Our findings show that these innovation opportunities were mostly recognized during time … cases, the innovation had significant impacts on the quality of lives of the patients and, in case of caregivers, on both … ailment. This finding on innovation's social component complements current research on lead-users, as the solution of one …

User innovation contributes significantly to societal advancement, particularly in developing novel products and … contributions to the common good. This paper investigates end-users' perceptions of user innovation, a critical yet underexplored … through semi-structured interviews (n=5) and quantitative research using a 2x3 (User Innovation vs. Producer Innovation …

process innovation on productivity in the Chilean manufacturing industry during the past decade. In general, the evidence … suggests there is not a contemporaneous effect of product innovation on productivity, but there is a positive effect of process … innovation. This notsignificant effect of product innovation contrasts with evidence of studies for other countries. However, the …

-level research and development (R&D) investment in Chile on firm productivity. Because the two programs target different kinds of … - analyzing their effects can shed light on the process of knowledge creation and diffusion. The paper applies fixed …

of trade increases investment in foreign-owned subsidiaries in Austria, and that FDI is pre-dominantly carried out in … supporting the total assets and investment of domestic firms, and at the regional level by increasing the share of the population …

The effect of market competition on firm innovation remains controversial, especially in the context of developing … countries. This paper presents new empirical evidence about the causal impact of competition on firm innovation for Chilean and … propensity to invest in innovation, but this relationship manifests differently in the two countries. While this relationship is …