set on innovation for a large number of Italian firms over the 1990’s. There is evidence that banking development affects … the probability of process innovation, particularly for small firms and for firms in high(er) tech sectors and in sectors … more dependent upon external finance. The evidence for product innovation is weaker. There is also some evidence that …

activities, using a rich data set on innovation at the firm level for a large number of Italian firms over the 90's. There is … evidence that banking development affects the probability of process innovation, particularly for small firms and for firms in … development reduces the cash flow sensitivity of fixed investment spending, particularly for small firms, and that it increases …

This paper introduces dynamics in the R&D to innovation and innovation to productivity relationships, which have mostly … individual effects and idiosyncratic errors correlated across equations and that differ in the way innovation enters the … Community Innovation Survey. The results provide evidence of robust unidirectional causality from innovation to productivity and …

This paper is a contribution to the small but growing literature that compares the investment and R&D behavior of … of a simple error-corrected investment model for both ordinary investment and for R&D investment, a model that … incorporates both output (sales or turnover) and cash flow as predictors for investment. Our focus is on two comparisons: France …

, especially in the area of technological innovation and international competition has been hotly debated in the recent past. The … causal relationship among sales and cash flow on the one hand and investment and R&D on the other, using three large panels … investment and R&D are more highly sensitive to cash flow and sales in the United States than in France and Japan. Corresponding …

This paper is a contribution to the small but growing literature that compares the investment and R&D behavior of … of a simple error-corrected investment model for both ordinary investment and for R&D investment, a model that … incorporates both output (sales or turnover) and cash flow as predictors for investment. Our focus is on two comparisons: France …

include ICT investment and R&D as the two main inputs of innovation and productivity. We find that R&D and ICT are both …The paper investigates R&D and ICT investment at firm level, assessing their relative importance and the extent to … strongly associated with innovation and productivity, with R&D being more important for innovation and ICT for productivity. We …

This paper introduces dynamics in the R&D to innovation and innovation to productivity relationships, which have mostly … individual effects and idiosyncratic errors correlated across equations and that differ in the way innovation enters the … Community Innovation Survey. The results provide evidence of robust unidirectional causality from innovation to productivity and …