How far has the transition process to a circular economy progressed? How can this
transition process be promoted? So far, the indicators used to analyse such questions have …

This article elaborates a dynamic rationale of industrial policy, focusing on how to strengthen
the socio-economic system's ability to evolve, ie how to achieve high real income together …

The relationship between innovation and competition remains unclear despite the
substantial number of theoretical and empirical papers on this topic. Firms in different …

National R&D subsidy policy formulation and deployment can significantly affect a nation's
technology advancement and ultimately, competitiveness in the global marketplace. The …

Introduction Is product market competition conducive to innovation and growth, or does it
dampen incentives for research and development (R&D)? This is one of the longest …

In recent years there has been increased attention, once more, on regional integration and
its potential contribution to African economic development. However, there are very different …

We investigate the drivers of firm‐level productivity in catching‐up economies by jointly
estimating its relationship to innovation and competition using data from the EBRD‐WB …

Based on the data obtained from the World Bank's enterprise survey for 9988 firms from 28
African countries, this study investigates the effect of firm characteristic, openness, and …

What influences a firm's response to government innovation policies? This study draws upon
the institutional logic perspective to propose that China's state-owned enterprises, guided by …

Rather than attempting to balance the environment with the economy (ie, a zero-sum game),
a theoretically better long-term approach would be to achieve harmonious development in …