The paper reviews the diffusion research approach to the analysis of innovations and its impact on innovation studies …. This social approach brought a new understanding of the innovation process by focusing on analysing the factors that … innovation studies (i.e. S-shaped curve rate of adoption and his categorisation of adopters) and science policy studies (i …

intellectual property right design. We derive conclusions in the simplest, one-time innovation, case then investigate how these … optimal procurement of innovation are considered. Finally, we sketch enforcement and competition policy issues. …

identify and quantify the impact of environmental regulations, innovation-inputs, firm-specific characteristics, spillovers … from other green innovators, public funding and innovation co-operations on the propensity of firms to introduce …

This paper analyzes the effect of an increase in patent scope on R&D and innovation. It presents a model where patent … duplication of R&D. The model predicts that an increase in patent scope can increase the probability of innovation if the … incumbent's pro t increase from innovation is large and the patented technology has a small advantage over the alternative …

a global leader in advanced technology sectors, we must create a policy innovation culture that encourages and rewards … approach, locking entrepreneurs and investors in an “innovation cage” that constrains their growth opportunities. Ultimately … principle or permissionless innovation. Under the highly risk-averse precautionary principle approach, algorithmic innovations …

a different regulatory structure that encourages innovation that benefits legal clients …

-compatibility have become critical to promoting innovation and competition. Standards are typically created by voluntary organizations …

-driven environmental innovation may impose additional costs to firms and lower their profits. On the other hand, eco-innovators could … profit from lower uncertainty in innovation due to regulatory standards and demand-generating effects of regulation. In this … paper we analyse (a) whether regulation-driven environmental innovation generate similar innovation success compared to …

Innovation in the cloud is challenging Europe's telecoms industry and its regulatory system. The shift from 'desktop to … the role that regulation plays may limit services innovation and in turn may mean that communications infrastructure could … platforms strategy to expose the incentives and impediments to innovation in cloud computing. It assesses how European policy …

The Federal Communications Commission’s Notice of Inquiry in GN 09-157 Fostering Innovation and Investment in the … information. In this article, we review the wireless industry’s past performance in three dimensions: (i) the rate of innovation …, (ii) how competitive the industry is, and (iii) how competitive wireless innovation is. We do so by examining the record …