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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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...
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sources of finance. The scale of restructuring and innovation activity is as high or higher in transition economies as in …
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Contrary to most of the literature, which focuses only on the level of investment in innovation, this paper examines …
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The seaborne steam coal market changed in recent years. Trade volumes grew dynamically, important players emerged and since 2007 prices increased significantly and remained relatively high since then. In this paper we analyse market equilibria in the years 2006 and 2008 by testing for two...
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With its resource availability and the prospect of climate friendly technology, coal continues to play an important role in the global energy sector. We develop a complementarity model of the international market for steam coal. We want to analyze the level of competition in this market which is...
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understand the challenges being faced by the automotive assemblers, as well as parts and components manufacturers, the innovation …
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