We show theoretically that a proportional Ramp;D subsidy accelerates innovation activity at all degrees of competition … inverted U-shape between competition and innovation. Secondly, we find some evidence that a direct Ramp;D subsidy increases …

The central prediction of the Aghion et al. (2005) model is an inverted U-shaped relation between innovation and …-sector firms. However, non-exporting service firms deviate from the overall pattern. A more detailed breakdown of innovation … capacity to handle innovation projects internally and as competition increases, so does the payoff of an edge to competitors …

Innovation activities in high technology industries provide considerable challenges for technology and innovation … innovation-related firm characteristics. The paper confirms a substitutive relationship between acquisitions and own research … geographical origin of the firm matter for acquisition behaviour. -- Acquisition ; innovation ; high technology ; quantitative …

This study does not find any significant direct relationship between the public R&D funding and the firms' innovation …, we find evidence that the public R&D finance has substantially influenced the innovation output of the firms that have … performance in terms of innovation. Those large firms that have more intensively collaborated with the SMS firm partners in their …

We find a U-shaped relation between industry concentration and innovation. The relation is driven by neck …-and-neck industries where firms operate with similar productivity. When industry concentration is low, innovation intensity decreases as … innovation intensity to escape competition. The U-shaped relation is more pronounced in industries where firms compete in …

This paper evaluates the impact of an R&D subsidy program implemented in a region of northern Italy on innovation by …