This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on...

In dieser Studie untersuchen wir das «Potenzial von Cleantech-Produkten» für die Schweiz im internationalen Vergleich. Die Studie ist in zwei Teile gegliedert. Im ersten, weit - gehend deskriptiven Teil wird anhand von Patentdaten analysiert, wie die Schweiz im Cleantech- Bereich im...

Die Entwicklung der schweizerischen Volkswirtschaft seit 1991 ist gekennzeichnet durch ein im internationalen Vergleich überdurchschnittliches Wachstum des Sektors, welcher der internationalen Konkurrenz ausgesetzt ist, und dabei vor allem der wissensintensiven Branchen, sowie ein ebenfalls...

Research about users as a source of innovation has been largely restricted to case studies exploring specific innovation projects at the firm level. This study assesses empirically the relationship between external end users’ knowledge as an input factor to innovation and firms’ innovation...

We propose a new patent-based measure of knowledge spillovers that calculates technological proximity based on firms that were identified via patent backward citations links. We argue that this measure has a couple of advantages as compared to the 'standard' measure proposed by Jaffe: First, it...

This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on...

Based on a representative sample of Swiss firms we empirically investigated strategies for knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) activities between business firms and universities as well as other public research institutions. Based on a cluster analysis of 19 different forms for KTT, three...