firm. We argue that knowledge is heterogeneous because it refers to scientific disciplines and technologies. One must … organisation of knowledge and economic performance at the firm level. …

This paper investigates the role of external knowledge in the patenting activity of inventors that work inside firms, i ….e. industrial inventors. It does so with the aim of showing that inventors who combine the use of different sources of knowledge, i … a so-called productivity approach in which the inventors? knowledge sourcing strategies are used as explanatory factors …

firm. We argue that knowledge is heterogeneous because it refers to scientific disciplines and technologies. One must … organisation of knowledge and economic performance at the firm level. …

This paper studies the links between productivity, innovation and research at the firm level. We introduce three new … features: (i) A structural model that explains productivity by innovation output, and innovation output by research investment … of firms engage in research activities and/or apply for patents; productivity, innovation and research are endogenously …

The prize system for innovation has been criticized as impractical due to the lack of a workable formula or algorithm … can function to duplicate Pareto optimality. Under this system, any bountiable innovation is placed in the public domain …, and the prize of innovation is dynamically amortized in an infinitely time domain as periodic bounties paid to holders of …

We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that an invention of higher quality is …