This dissertation deals with the impact of speculative behaviour on output patterns of the real economy. The impact may … be twofold. Speculative behaviour occurs due to positive developments at the real economy and optimistic outlooks. Also …, speculative behaviour may occur at other markets, like the stock market. We address both, a spill-over effect and the build up of …

productivity performance of Taiwanese firms in several industries is analyzed to estimate their innovative behaviour. In this …