-simultaneous sequential game, two risk-neutral firms are endowed with a green innovation project that, if successful, would reduce the overall … firm's innovation. In this setting, the R&D investment in a Circular Economy, by affecting the distribution of production … competing in the product market reinforces incentives to invest in green innovation. This suggests that governments aimed to …

outsourcing, profits and innovation using plant level data. We find a positive effect of international outsourcing of services on … activities towards innovation. We also find that international services outsourcing has a positive effect on profitability, as … instrumental variables analysis. -- Services outsourcing ; offshoring ; innovation ; R&D …