This research sheds light on the role of product scope on the innovation activity of multinational multi-product firms …. We use patent citation data to break down innovation into two types by measuring the degree to which innovation performed … focus on two features in multinational production: (i) fundamental innovation is geographically more difficult to transfer …

We examine the relationship between competition and innovation in an industry where production is polluting and R …&D aims to reduce emissions ("green" innovation). We present an n-firm oligopoly where firms compete in quantities and decide …

This paper provides cross-country firm-level evidence on productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI … labour productivity we find: i) positive intra-industry spillover effects for firms located in advanced countries, and ii …

in a model of endogenous growth with frictions. Productivity increases with knowledge, which advances via innovation, and … innovation. First, intermediation allows us to finance more transactions with fewer assets. Second, it ameliorates certain …, suggesting that technology transfer is a significant source of innovation and showing how it is affected by credit considerations …