The effect of market competition on firm innovation remains controversial, especially in the context of developing countries. This paper presents new empirical evidence about the causal impact of competition on firm innovation for Chilean and Colombian manufacturing firms. Using...

Innovationen sind die entscheidenden Voraussetzungen für die internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und des daraus resultierenden einzel- und gesamtwirtschaftlichen Wachstums. Anhand der Ergebnisse der jüngsten Innovationsbefragung des ifo Instituts wird ein Überblick über die laufenden...

Supporting ecological innovations and economic activities which lead to environmental protection is one of the important challenges to decision-makers. The above is related to the problem of specification of mechanisms resulting in introducing ecological innovations to the economy. The original...

Innovationen sind die entscheidenden Voraussetzungen für die internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und des daraus resultierenden einzel- und gesamtwirtschaftlichen Wachstums. Anhand der Ergebnisse der jüngsten Innovationsbefragung des ifo Instituts wird ein Überblick über die laufenden...

This paper presents a dynamic general equilibrium model of trade between two advanced countries in which both innovation and skilled acquisition rates are endogenously determined. The model offers a North-North (as opposed to a North-South) trade explanation for increasing relative wage...

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 concentration increases. However, when industry...