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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
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Financing the capital development of the economy: A Keynes-Schumpeter-Minsky synthesis
Mazzucato, Mariana; Wray, Larry Randall - 2015
greatest explosion of financial innovation the world had ever seen. Financial fragility grew until the economy collapsed into … the global financial crisis. At the same time, we saw that much (or even most) of the financial innovation was directed … attention to increasing funding of the innovation process. For that reason, we will look not only to Minsky's ideas on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011545297
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661735
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662217
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Innovation via global route: Proposing a reference model for chances and challenges of global innovation processes
Tiwari, Rajnish; Buse, Stephan; Herstatt, Cornelius - 2007
specific needs of targeted markets. All these developments are leading to the globalization of innovation. Based on recent … reference model for chances and challenges of global innovation activities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308112
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Effects of policy reforms on firm innovation
Şeker, Murat; Ulu, Mehmet Fatih - 2022
the impact of a particular regulation - license requirements for certain firm activities - on the innovation performance … led to an eight percentage points higher innovation rate within two years following the reform. We measure innovation as …
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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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Mapping the future of high value manufacturing in India
Kathuria, Rajat; Kedia, Mansi; Balakrishnan, Uttara - 2014
Indi's stagnating manufacturing sector has become a serious cause of concern for Indian policy makers. Several reasons have been identified for this slowdown, including lack of policy focus, unsupportive external environment, etc. Given the importance of the manufacturing sector and its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807691
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Knowledge Disclosure, Patents and Optimal Organization of Research and Development
Bhattacharya, Sudipto; Guriev, Sergei - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
We develop a model of two-stage cumulative research and development (R&D), in which one Research Unit (RU) with an innovative idea bargains to license her non-verifiable interim knowledge exclusively to one of two competing Development Units (DUs) via one of two alternative modes: an open sale...
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