-productivity firms in Switzerland. Innovation support sustains firms' R&D activities in both countries. Our structural growth model … identifies the impact of innovation, imitation and R&D costs on firms' R&D decisions. R&D costs gained importance in Switzerland … prioritize enhancing innovation and imitation success over cost reduction to boost productivity growth. …

-productivity firms in Switzerland. Innovation support sustains firms' R&D activities in both countries. Our structural growth model … identifies the impact of innovation, imitation and R&D costs on firms' R&D decisions. R&D costs gained importance in Switzerland … prioritize enhancing innovation and imitation success over cost reduction to boost productivity growth. …

-productivity firms in Switzerland. Innovation support sustains firms' R&D activities in both countries. Our structural growth model … identifies the impact of innovation, imitation and R&D costs on firms' R&D decisions. R&D costs gained importance in Switzerland … prioritize enhancing innovation and imitation success over cost reduction to boost productivity growth. …

To address the relationship between innovation and competition we jointly estimate the opportunity, production, and … impact functions of innovation in a simultaneous system. Based on Swiss micro-data, we apply a 3-SLS system estimation. The … low innovation, 2. low competition with high innovation, and 3. a "no innovation trap" at very high levels of competition …

-productivity firms in Switzerland. Innovation support sustains firms' R&D activities in both countries. Our structural growth model … identifies the impact of innovation, imitation and R&D costs on firms' R&D decisions. R&D costs gained importance in Switzerland … prioritize enhancing innovation and imitation success over cost reduction to boost productivity growth. …