historical and empirical evidence on the relation between spatial competition, craft guilds and innovation, and (ii) by showing …

We analyze the role of risk-sharing institutions in transitions to modern economies. Transitions requires individual …-level, idiosyncratic risk implies that distinct risk-sharing institutions - even those providing the same level of insurance - can lead to … different growth trajectories if they differently motivate risk-taking. Historically, risk sharing institutions were selected …

We examine the effects of China's 2009-2010 stimulus package for innovation differentials between state-owned firms … roughly 45 percent of all positive effects of state-ownership for innovation. Institutional support produces larger SOE …-POE innovation differentials among firms in strategic sectors and located in high-marketization provinces, and for centrally …

This paper tries to analyse some important and present aspects of the European Union situation in the innovation … been for many years behind USA and Japan and before China, from the point of view of innovation performances, the … interaction of the two economic fields: innovation (and of course research and development) and high-tech products trade …

liberalisation; strengthening competition in markets for goods and services; education, research and innovation. Progress is also …’éducation, la recherche et l’innovation. Des progrès sont également requis dans d’autres domaines, notamment pour promouvoir des …

Innovation plays a key role in economic growth. In this paper, we investigate the effects of intermediate input tariff … reduction on the innovation activities of domestic firms. Input tariff reduction has two opposite effects on the innovation … decision of a firm: it may promote innovation because the cost of innovation activities decreases, but it may also result in a …