implications for innovation. The per-unit cost implies that factory-specific productivity improvements cannot sustain steady … by firms subsequently to production operations. We then use the model to investigate how distribution shapes innovation …

The persistent downturn in productivity growth during the past two decades has cast doubts on global economic prospects …. Frequently cited causes include a dearth of productivity-enhancing ideas, an aging population, and a shift to service …-based economies. While we acknowledge the role each of these has played, our research shows that productivity is fundamentally driven …

, contributes to narrowing this knowledge gap, by analyzing and comparing the productivity and profitability of two bee venom … positive profitability. To evaluate the productivity of the proposed equipment, a comparison was performed, in an apiary …

This research sheds light on the role of product scope on the innovation activity of multinational multi-product firms …. We use patent citation data to break down innovation into two types by measuring the degree to which innovation performed … focus on two features in multinational production: (i) fundamental innovation is geographically more difficult to transfer …