foreign goods. The third essay examines the key forces driving innovation among entrepreneurs of ICT (information and … entrepreneurs to show empirically their relevance in explaining Schumpeterian innovation in the Indian software industry. This study … not only looks at the impact of years of schooling on innovation, but also the types of education received by an …

existing theoretical literature on innovation and entrepreneurship. It summarizes some of the main findings of the effect of … various means of protecting intellectual property on the innovation incentives and the level of entrepreneurship activity. A … resulting prediction is that perfect protection leads to higher innovation incentives. This is puzzling in light of the …

The thesis deals with processes of economic innovation in the German medical device industry. Michael Porter … economic determinants of success. Porter`s model is enhanced by aspects of the New Growth Theory as well as Public Choice … „innovation“, „cluster“ and „medical device industry“. In chapter 2 the German medical device industry is examined on its …

Innovation ist von zentraler Bedeutung für Entwicklung und Wirtschaftswachstum. Innovation findet in einem … oder Effizienz. In drei Aufsätzen untersucht diese Dissertation die Verwendung von Auktionen im Kontext von Innovation … Lizenzen zur Nutzung einer patentierten Innovation an Unternehmen in einem oligopolistischen Markt. Das Kapitel analysiert eine …