Showing 1 - 10 of 15,812
This paper examines empirically the relationship between innovation and market structure within a simultaneous … concentration. In contrast, competition enforces innovation, i.e. sales concentration has a negative impact on R&D. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297777
Models of consumer behavior play a key role in modern empirical Industrial Organization. In this paper, I survey some of the models used in this literature. In particular, I discuss two commonly used demand systems: multi-stage budgeting approaches and discrete choice models. I motivate their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332107
A structural model of entry and fiscal policy is presented. It shows that taxation of variable production costs can increase product prices, lower competition, and reduce the availability of new products in small markets. The model?s test is based on a unique nationwide fiscal experiment. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274360
learningbydoing and organizational forgetting in R&D on firms' incentives to innovate. A dynamic step-by-step innovation model with … allows followers to catch up. Contrary to the benchmark case the leader's innovation effort declines with the lead. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300837
investment decision to undertake innovation and the intensity of the innovative activity. The examination is carried out for two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279155
In this paper, we analyze the equilibrium amount of entertainment in news coverage of newspapers and television stations. We find that a shift in the inclination to read, expressed by a shift in the (psychological) distance costs, induces both media outlets to incorporate more entertaining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427580
Contrary to most of the literature, which focuses only on the level of investment in innovation, this paper examines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282467
sources of finance. The scale of restructuring and innovation activity is as high or higher in transition economies as in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269128
This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities …’s competitive environment and the influence of innovation obstacles in the home country. In particular, the role of … driving forces are used to observe their impact on the decision to locate innovation activities in various countries and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299465
This article examines the effects of market structure on the variety of research projects undertaken and the amount of duplication of research. A characterization of the equilibrium market portfolio of R&D projects and the socially optimal portfolio is provided. It is shown that a merger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011663162