model of the open economy with differentiated sectoral knowledge formation and incomplete interregional knowledge diffusion … patterns of knowledge formation. It emerges that some causal relationships are robust for the case of German regions but cannot …

sources, too. The importance of these knowledge sources varies with the type of innovation. These results, which are broadly …Using a knowledge production framework and a rich set of plant level data this study demonstrates that in Germany firms … that are active on international markets as exporters or foreign direct investors do generate more new knowledge than firms …

sources, too. The importance of these knowledge sources varies with the type of innovation. These results, which are broadly …Export, Auslandsinvestition, Wissensproduktion, Deutschland - Exports, foreign direct investment, knowledge production …Using a knowledge production framework and a rich set of plant level data this study demonstrates that in Germany firms …

economics. We hypothesize that the right balance between internal and external knowledge is critical for innovation. The … innovation. For product innovation we find a hump-shape. -- Knowledge Production Function ; Transaction Cost Economics ; Product … and reach beyond the boundaries of the firm. Accordingly, technology transfer from providers of knowledge intensive …