Macro-level studies find a positive relation between (basic) R&D investments and economic performance and growth. Spillovers – knowledge flows between economic actors for which the receiver does not compensate the sender – are suggested to play an important role in this positive...

Macro-level studies find a positive relation between (basic) R&D investments and economic performance and growth. Spillovers – knowledge flows between economic actors for which the receiver does not compensate the sender – are suggested to play an important role in this positive relation. At...

Macro-level studies find a positive relation between (basic) R&D investments and economic performance and growth. Spillovers – knowledge flows between economic actors for which the receiver does not compensate the sender – are suggested to play an important role in this positive relation. At...

This Paper presents an econometric analysis of firm and industry characteristics conducive to cooperation with universities, using Community Innovation Survey data for Belgium. We find that large firms are more likely to have cooperative agreements with universities. These agreements are formed...

In this paper we extend the existing literature on research and development (R&D) investments and research joint ventures (RJVs) in two important ways. First, we analyze and compare the case where firms collude in the product market to the benchmark case of competition in the output market....