This paper presents a History Friendly Model which addresses the issue of the bifurcation in technological styles" between US and Britain during the nineteenth century. The model aims at gaining a better understanding of the micro-dynamics that gave rise to different patterns of innovation in...

This paper presents a History Friendly Model which addresses the issue of the bifurcation in technological stylesʺ between US and Britain during the nineteenth century. The model aims at gaining a better understanding of the micro-dynamics that gave rise to different patterns of innovation in...

We study the impact of demand on innovation. By focusing on a sample of small- and medium-sized enterprises in several industries and European countries, we analyse how demand stimulates innovation by providing economic incentives and reducing uncertainty. Considering the size of the market as a...

We study the impact of demand on innovation. By focussing on a sample of SMEs in several industries and European countries, we analyse how demand stimulates innovation both by providing economic incentives and by reducing uncertainty. Considering the size of the market as a proxy for the...