concept. Information and communications technologies (ICT), biotechnology and nanotechnology are viewed as existing or … a GPT. Nanotechnology shows signs of being potentially widely applicable, but for biotechnology the channels of … discussion are also reflected on the newly formed innovation policy instrument in Finland - SHOKs (Strategic centres for science …

I focus on the independent role of social innovation in economic progress. Modern theory of economic growth and … bounded rationality macroeconomics. Finally, I use the evolution of modern biotechnology in the United States to illustrate …

This paper examines how a radical technological innovation affects alliance formation of firms and subsequent network …

essential role in transforming their national innovation systems so that they can be more adaptable to economic development. The … innovation activities. Balancing import of technology and indigenous R&D effort is another major theme. Innovation capability … influence on choice of innovation at the firm level, i.e., the decision at firm level in terms of indigenous R&D or import of …

Competitiveness is technically a firm level concept. However, it is oftentimes extended to the national level--the idea … of a country's 'international competitiveness' with the following analogies: market share-->export share of country … competitiveness is faulty, in the words of Paul Krugman it has become a 'dangerous obsession.' However, national or government …

loss that arises from more intense market competition: the low-cost firms' profits may indeed increase with the number of …

Does competitive pressure foster innovation? In addressing this important question, prior studies ignored a distinction … between discrete innovation aiming at entirely new technology and continuous improvement consisting of numerous incremental … innovation will lead to a much richer understanding of the interplay between firms' incentives to innovate and competitive …

Das Produktionsprofil seiner Wirtschaft spricht dafür, dass Deutschland gestärkt aus der gegenwärtigen Wirtschaftskrise … Güter und wissensintensiver Dienstleistungen entfällt, höher als in Deutschland. Dabei besitzt Deutschland in den forschungs … wichtigen traditionellen Handelspartner beträchtlich. Zwar ist Deutschland mit seiner hohen Exportquote und seiner …