[fre] L'objectif de cet article est d'expliquer les disparités des performances des sec­teurs de l'Industrie française, en prenant en compte l'existence des groupes de sociétés. L'hypothèse centrale est que l'introduction de ces agents remet en cause le schéma explicatif traditionnel, qui...

Effective levels of firms?' R&D are understood here to depend, at an international scale, on where they are located due to country-specific spillovers of fundamental R&D. A duopoly model is proposed in which each firm is initially located in a different country. Since knowledge is assumed to be...

In this paper we examine how a gap between levels of scientific knowledge in two countries affects the location of a firm?s fundamental R?D activities. When based in a less advanced country, a firm may decide to set up a research laboratory abroad in order to enrich the basic knowledge stock...

<!--Début du contenu @xml:lang="en"-->?This article examines the influence of a private entrant? nationality upon its choice of market penetration when the incumbent (state-owned firm) is in charge of the Universal Service Obligations. ?<!--Fin du contenu @xml:lang="en"-->We compare the area of coverage freely chosen by each type of entrant to those that would prevail...

This paper assesses the nexus between changes in governance structures - at national and cooperative international levels - and evolutionary processes of economic integration in light of regional policy targets in Asia. The analysis highlights the importance of improved governance as an...