We analyze recent contributions to growth theory based on the model of expanding variety of Romer [Romer, P. (1990 … such applications, a key role is played by complementarities in the process of innovation. …

Using a vertical differentiation model of endogenous growth with stochastic R&D activity, we characterise the optimal … patent lifetime a government would set in order to maximise economic growth. We show that a finite patent lifetime does exist …

rise to serious drawbacks. We build on the recombinant growth model of Weitzman (1998), which provides a stylized but clear … converge to its (asymptotic) balanced growth path, and along such a path growth will be independent of the government policy …

An endogenous growth model is developed where each period firms invest in researching and developing new ideas. An idea … to gauge how efficiency in the patent market affects growth …

focused on the evolutionary process behind firm growth and survival. Recently a growing interest is devoted to the variable …-specific characteristics that may play a relevant role in determining the growth and survival of a firm. Some works see university …

Corporate innovation propels both company performance and economic growth. Yet, measuring corporate innovation proves …, patent citations and new product announcements. I posit that each of these signs of corporate innovation provides a noisy … eliminates useful information, suggesting that all of the observable signals about corporate innovation should be included in …

of the contributions of different innovation linkages to innovation deserves more attention. Are the different innovation … linkages equally complementary to research inputs in fostering innovation? This paper addresses the contributions of different … innovation linkages to innovation, across two different measures of innovation. We find that a broader index of innovation …

innovation also when referring to intra-country differences. …

in innovation activity in five newly industrialising countries (NICs) in Asia (China, India, Philippines, Thailand and … Malaysia) and 32 member countries of the Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and the African … necessary to help policy makers, practitioners and scholars consider the relative levels of local innovation and the …