This paper examines empirically the relationship between innovation and market structure within a simultaneous … concentration. In contrast, competition enforces innovation, i.e. sales concentration has a negative impact on R&D. …

This paper examines empirically the relationship between innovation and market structure within a simultaneous … concentration. In contrast, competition enforces innovation, i.e. sales concentration has a negative impact on R&D. …

This paper presents a model of sequential innovation in which industry structure is endogenous and a standard of … nonobviousness; in Europe it is called the inventive step). The rate of innovation initially rises as this standard is raised from … standard that maximizes the rate of innovation. Surprisingly, this critical standard is more stringent for industries disposed …

We study the gains from trade in a model with oligopolistic competition, heterogeneous firms and innovation, and … concentration contributes substantially to the gains from trade, mostly via its stimulating effect on innovation. Sizeable gains …

This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities …’s competitive environment and the influence of innovation obstacles in the home country. In particular, the role of the potential … used to observe their impact on the decision to locate innovation activities in various countries and regions (China …

distributed globally. Firms' innovation activities which are carried out abroad comprise either the localization of uniform … paper is to show how internal firm capabilities as well as external forces from the firm’s business and national innovation … environment impact on the firm's decision to carry out different innovation activities abroad. The analysis is based on around …

Big companies and small innovation factories possess different advantages in a patent contest. While large firms …. Furthermore, acquisitions increase the chances for a successful innovation. -- patent contest ; sequential acquisitions …

important differences from continuous time. First, the probability of successful innovation cannot be homogeneous of degree one …