use, innovative activity, and patent protection, on economic growth in a model with many regions. In each region … balanced growth path (BGP) equilibrium and show that the BGP growth rate depends negatively on the rate at which patents expire …. Second, we characterize the transitional dynamics in our model. Third, we determine the value of the patent expiry rate that …

use, innovative activity, and patent protection, on economic growth in a model with many regions. In each region … balanced growth path (BGP) equilibrium and show that the BGP growth rate depends negatively on the rate at which patents expire …. Second, we characterize the transitional dynamics in our model. Third, we determine the value of the patent expiry rate that …

Portuguese strategic choices regarding innovation and R&D policy have, over the past two decades, produced various … firms' contribution to national and regional growth, their obstacles and impacts. For the purpose of this paper, innovation … the present performance of Portuguese firms located throughout the country and to explore those innovation determinants …

policies and measurement methods; development theories of innovation, knowledge and space, and regional production factors; and …