This paper investigates how competition and firm size affect the relationship between market uncertainty and Ramp …;D investment. We use an intuitively appealing measure of firm-specific uncertainty along with panel data to show that firms invest …;D investment is smaller in concentrated markets - those where market power is higher and strategic rivalry is more intense. Further …

contributes to the firm’s decision to set up manufacturing capacities for new products abroad. The competition in the home market … motivate firms to innovate in medium knowledge countries while price competition fosters innovation activities in advanced … firms to innovate abroad and not being forced predominantly by fierce competition or the lack of innovation resources in the …

concentration. In contrast, competition enforces innovation, i.e. sales concentration has a negative impact on R&D …

This paper investigates the role of patent protection in the global investment decisions of multinational firms. Using … influence the extensive and intensive margin of foreign direct investment (FDI) decisions. We isolate the effect of patent …

investigation of the effects on tangible investment spending and by a comparison of the effects of cross-border acquisitions to …