that as firms gain market share, they increasingly rely on nonproductive strategies but reduce their productive, innovation …

We study the relationship between patents and actual product innovation in the market, and how this relationship varies … consumer goods sector. We find that patent filings are positively associated with subsequent product innovation by firms, but … at least half of product innovation and growth comes from firms that never patent. We also find that market leaders use …

Do political connections affect firm dynamics, innovation, and creative destruction? We study Italian firms and their … confirm using a regression discontinuity design. We build a firm dynamics model, where we allow firms to invest in innovation …

We study the relationship between patents and actual product innovation in the market, and how this relationship varies … consumer goods sector. We find that patent filings are positively associated with subsequent product innovation by firms, but … at least half of product innovation and growth comes from firms that never patent. We also find that market leaders use …

How do political connections affect firm dynamics, innovation, and creative destruction? We extend a Schumpeterian … how political connections influence an economy's business dynamism and innovation, and generate a number of implications …

How do political connections affect firm dynamics, innovation, and creative destruction? To answer this question, we … build a firm dynamics model, where we allow firms to invest in innovation and/or political connection to advance their …

technological lead spawn more successful spinouts. Building on these observations, I build a structural model of innovation and firm … dynamics, where firm heterogeneity arises from endogenous decisions of innovation workers to become entrepreneurs and create … affecting employee entrepreneurship for aggregate innovation and growth. …