. The second chapter provides a theory of offshoring under imitation risk that explains optimal dynamic adjustments of firms …' successful patent applications. The last chapter describes sector-level input-output relationships in eleven European economies … Faktorausstattung zweier Länder basiert. Das zweite Kapitel liefert eine Theorie zu Offshoring unter Imitationsrisiko. Diese Theorie …

. The second chapter provides a theory of offshoring under imitation risk that explains optimal dynamic adjustments of firms …' successful patent applications. The last chapter describes sector-level input-output relationships in eleven European economies …

than foster) observational learning and subsequent imitation. We test this theory using a 29-year panel data set on the …