more important for small-firm innovation than for their larger counterparts. …

environmental regulations can spur more rapid innovation. I present a general framework for the analysis of these questions. I …

sectors (inter-sectoral spillovers), or at the international level. We find that innovation is strongly driven by knowledge … spillovers, especially those occurring at the national level. Wind and solar technologies exhibit distinct innovation … only influential in the case of wind technology. We also find evidence that public R&D stimulates innovation, particularly …

China is different from both other low-wage and OECD countries. Industry-level import competition and firm-level outsourcing … to China reduce firm employment growth and induce skill upgrading. In contrast, industry-level imports have no effect on … Belgian firm survival, while firm-level outsourcing of finished goods to China even increased firm's probability of survival …

This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … between the provinces and states within both countries are quite different. In China, the concentration of innovation is …. Innovative areas in China, rather than generate knowledge spillovers, seem to produce strong backwash effects. In India, by …

We investigate whether inward FDI, either at the firm or industry level, has any impact on product innovation by … that export, invest in human capital or R&D, or have prior innovation experience. We also find that SOEs with internal R …

, in line with theory, that there are firm- as well as firm-product specific competencies that are important for shaping …