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Why Firms Form Research Joint Ventures: Theory and Evidence

Röller, Lars-Hendrik; Siebert, Ralph; Tombak, Mihkel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

The literature on research joint ventures (RJVs) has emphasized internalizing spillovers and cost-sharing as motives for RJV formation. In this paper we develop two additional explanations: product market complementarities and firm heterogeneity. We analyse a model of RJVs with asymmetric firms...

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Motivation and Sorting in Open Source Software Innovation

Belenzon, Sharon; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

innovation. We exploit the observed pattern of contributions - the 'revealed preference' of developers - to infer the underlying …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789146

Collaboration, Stars, and the Changing Organization of Science : Evidence from Evolutionary Biology

Agrawal, Ajay K. - 2014

We report a puzzling pair of facts concerning the organization of science. The concentration of research output is declining at the department level but increasing at the individual level. For example, in evolutionary biology, over the period 1980 to 2000, the fraction of citation-weighted...

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Agglomeration and the Location of Innovative Activity

Audretsch, David B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

Only a few years ago the conventional wisdom predicted that globalization would render the demise of the region as a meaningful unit of economic analysis. Yet the obsession of policy-makers around the globe to 'create the next Silicon Valley' reveals the increased importance of geographic...

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Innovation in Cities: Science-Based Diversity, Specialization and Localized Competition

Audretsch, David B; Feldman, Maryann P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

effect of the composition of economic activity on innovation. We test whether the specialization of economic activity within … together complementary activities, better promotes innovation. The evidence provides considerable support for the diversity …

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Distribution & Growth in an Economy with Limited Needs

Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper studies a model of the distribution of income under bounded needs. Utility derived from any given good reaches a bliss point at a finite consumption level of that good. On the other hand, introducing new varieties always increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a...

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Innovation, Diffusion, and Trade

Eaton, Jonathan - 2012

We explore the determinants of research specialization across countries and its consequences for relative wages. Using a dynamic Ricardian model we examine the effects of faster international technology diffusion and lower trade barriers on the incentive to innovate. In the absence of any...

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Have Newer Cardiovascular Drugs Reduced Hospitalization? Evidence from Longitudinal Country-Level Data on 20 OECD Countries, 1995-2003

Lichtenberg, Frank R. - 2010

This study examines the effect of changes in the vintage distribution of cardiovascular system drugs on hospitalization and mortality due to cardiovascular disease using longitudinal country-level data. The vintage of a drug is the first year in which it was marketed anywhere in the world. We...

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Killing the Golden Goose? The Decline of Science in Corporate R&D

Arora, Ashish - 2015

Scientific knowledge is believed to be the wellspring of innovation. Historically, firms have also invested in research … to fuel innovation and growth. In this paper, we document a shift away from scientific research by large corporations … innovation. Large firms appear to value the golden eggs of science (as reflected in patents) but not the golden goose itself (the …

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Agglomeration and Innovation

Carlino, Gerald A. - 2014

This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. We first describe the … conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation. We then describe how these factors are frequently measured in the data …, industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work link to innovation, and we discuss factors that help sustain these …

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