relationship between technology intensity and vertical integration from a simple incomplete contracts model. Then, we investigate … find that the technology intensities of downstream (producer) and upstream (supplier) industries have opposite effects on … measures of technology intensity, with alternative estimation strategies, and with or without controlling for a number of firm …

designed towards a manufacturer (increasing investment productivity) and a general technology (hold-up reduction). We find that …Suppliers play a major role in innovation processes. We analyze ownership allocations and the choice of R&D technology … the market solution yields the specific technology in too few cases. More intense product market competition shifts …

In this paper we test the relation between cognitive distance and innovation performance of firms engaged in technology …