Technological imitation may play a crucial role in motivating firms to innovate. However, theoretical predictions and empirical findings on the role of imitation have not yet reached a consensus. One major gap in the previous studies is that the empirical tests are based on samples consisting of...

This study investigates the relationship between product market competition and the market value of innovation using firm-level patent data of US firms over the period 1977-2005. We find that there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between competition and the value of innovation. Furthermore,...