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The intellectual breakthrough contributed by the new growth theory was the recognition that investments in knowledge … and human capital endogenously generate economic growth through the spillover of knowledge. Endogenous growth theory does …
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countries (LDCs). It starts by discussing the consequences of IP enforcement in LDCs for global innovation and welfare in poorer …
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This paper studies the diffusion of a new technology that is brought to market while its potential is still uncertain. We consider a dynamic game in which firms improve both a new and a rival old technology while learning about the relative potential of both technologies. We use the model to...
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estimate a random effects probit model using conditional ML. The hypotheses derived from the theory are confirmed. Based on our …
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A few recent contributions have claimed that in high-tech industries—where innovation is often cumulative and products … royalty stacking problem to exist: (a) innovation must be cumulative, so that the patents are complementary; (b) there must be …
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This Paper surveys the economic literature on the impact of trade unions on innovation. There are many theoretical … routes through which unions may have an effect on innovation, for example through their effects on relative factor prices …&D, innovation, technological diffusion and productivity growth. North American results find consistently strong and negative impacts …
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We show that when the researcher’s (observable but not contractible) contribution to innovation is crucial, a covenant …
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This Paper analyses the impact of R&D subsidies on incumbent firms to introduce new goods. We are especially interested in investigating various consequences of government subsidies for R&D, provided to firms that offer products of different qualities. This study examines the incentives of...
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regard to the capital gains tax, innovation subsidy, public R&D spending and other policy initiatives. …
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We study how complementarities and intellectual property rights affect the management of knowledge workers. The main results relay when a firm will wish to sue workers that leave with innovative ideas, and the effects of complementary assets on wages and on worker initiative. We argue that firms...
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