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Motivation and Sorting in Open Source Software Innovation
Belenzon, Sharon; Schankerman, Mark - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2008
innovation. Unlike previous literature based on survey data, we exploit the observed pattern of contributions - the .revealed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005670637
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Profits, R&D and Innovation: a Model and a Test
Bogliacino, Francesco; Pianta, Mario - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2010
demand and innovation are the key determinants for firm profitability; second that both technology adoption and R&D concur to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008520841
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Interoperability and Market Foreclosure In the European Microsoft Case
Kühn, Kai Uwe; Reenen, John Van - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2008
incentives and (b) innovation effects of the proposed remedy. We discuss the economic basis for the Commission's claims that … and argue that the effects on innovation are not unambiguously negative as Microsoft claim. We conclude with some general … implications of the case for anti-trust enforcement in high innovation sectors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010702087
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Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry
Aghion, Philippe; Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Hemous, David; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2012
innovation distinguishing between "dirty" (internal combustion engine) and "clean" (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 … tax-inclusive fuel prices. Furthermore, there is path dependence in the type of innovation both from aggregate spillovers … and from the firm's own innovation history. Using our model we simulate the increases in carbon taxes needed to allow …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945141
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Innovation, Reallocation and Growth
Acemoglu, Daron; Akcigit, Ufuk; Bloom, Nicholas; Kerr, … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
We build a model of firm-level innovation, productivity growth and reallocation featuring endogenous entry and exit. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655943
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Survive Another Day: Using Changes in the Composition of Investments to Measure the Cost of Credit Constraints
Garicano, Luis; Steinwender, Claudia - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
We introduce a novel empirical strategy to measure credit shocks. Theoretically, we show that credit shocks reduce the value of long term investments relative to short term ones. Under the (conservative) assumption that demand shocks affect short and long run investments similarly, credit shocks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010711338
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Public ICT R&D funding in the European Union
Juraj Stan?ík; Rohman, Ibrahim Kholilul - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
The report provides a detailed analysis of the state of public expenditure on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Research and Development (R&D) in the European Union (EU). We also provide an interim assessment of the extent to which the Digital Agenda target about doubling public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123804
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The 2011 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union.
Turlea, Geomina; Nepelski, Daniel; Prato, Giuditta De; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2011
This report provides an analysis of the state of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Research and Development activities in the European Union. This is the fourth report of a series which is published annually. This year’s report provides data up to 2008. The report starts with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169774
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Microalgae-based products for the food and feed sector: an outlook for Europe
Enzing, Christien; Ploeg, Matthias; Barbosa, Maria; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
The European Union has adopted recently an ambitious strategy for developing the Bioeconomy in Europe. In this context, algae represent an emerging biological resource of great importance for its potential applications in different fields, including food and feed. Algae have been already used as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169793
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Key Findings and Implications of the European ICT Poles of Excellence Project
Nepelski, Daniel; Prato, Giuditta de - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
aims to help map the dynamics of ICT-related innovation and economic geography in Europe, pointing to the presence and …. Together they participate in a networked ecosystem made up of very strong hubs in the global ICT innovation system and a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169806