credibility upon technology substitution such as stimulated by the REACH regulation (EC 1907/2006). The model is used to study how …

panel econometrics. Transnational patent data in wind power technologies serve as the indicator for innovation. In addition …This paper explores factors driving innovation in wind power technologies in OECD countries by employing count data … to classical supply side policies, the set of explanatory variables also reflects insights from the systems of innovation …

product market competition interact with the strength of patent rights. We provide empirical evidence of innovation responding …, that patent protection can complement competition in inducing innovation …Can patent protection and product market competition complement each other in enhancing incentives to innovate? In this …