How do intellectual property rights that determine the market power of firms influence the effects of monetary policy on economic growth and social welfare? To analyze this question, we develop a monetary R&D-based growth model with elastic labor supply. We find that monetary expansion reduces...

In this paper we study the economic implications of IPR protection on corporate intelligence, R&D investment and economic growth. To accomplish this objective, we introduce trade secret and information leakage into a standard quality-ladder growth model and study the long-run implications of...

The aim of this paper is to describe the national innovation system (NIS) in Morocco. Technological inputs (R & D, number of researchers, number of students in science and technology etc.) and the institutional organization of research are discussed. INS in the Moroccan case is characterized by...

Recent researches for developing countries suggest knowledge generating activates is no silver bullet for productivity growth. In this context, this paper examines the impact of R&D activities on firms’ performance for the Indian pharmaceutical industry by utilizing the data of the post reform...

IN this article, the author elaborates on the co-operation between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and research and development laboratories in the Małopolska region. He presents the role of technology transfer based on the experience of the 'Kraków Technology Park' Special Economic...

This study aims to frame the innovation process between the two sectors of the economy: public and private. Innovation is recognized as the basis for long-term economic development, issues raised by Kondratiev and Schumpeter. Innovation also cause so-called long-term economic cycles. Article...

In this paper we analyze the relationship between R&D spillovers and productivity. To this aim, we use data from 9th and 10th “Indagine sulle imprese manifatturiere” (IMM) surveys carried out by Capitalia. These two surveys, which cover the period 2001-2006, contain both quantitative and...

Scholarly interest in the relationship between open strategies and innovation performance has been unfailing, and in recent years has even increased. The present paper focuses on inbound open strategies and reviews various approaches (transaction costs, competences, open innovation) dealing with...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the copyright protection of intellectual property under vertical relations. Vertical relations among author, manufacturer and retailer are considered. We develop several models, each with a different structure of vertical integration. R&D levels, total...

La présente étude résume les résultats obtenus lors de l'enquête effectuée en été 1988 sur les facteurs déterminant la R&D dans l'industrie suisse. Parmi les 940 entreprises sélectionnées, 358 ou environ 38 % d'entre elles ont répondu au questionnaire. Elles se répartissent en 127...