Radical innovation (RI) barriers are a complex phenomenon on which our understanding
remains rather limited. Through a systematic analytical review on the extant research on RI …

A proposal for moving from price-centric to innovation-centric competition policy, reviewing
theory and evidence on economic incentives for innovation. Competition policy and antitrust …

The determinants of R&D are an important topic of innovation studies. The classical
Schumpeterian hypotheses about the influence of size and market power have been …

This article studies mergers in markets where firms invest in a portfolio of research projects
of different profitability and social value. The investment of a firm in one project imposes both …

This article examines the effects of market structure on the variety of research projects
undertaken and the amount of duplication of research. A characterization of the equilibrium …

We present a model where firms conduct R&D in both a safe and a risky direction. As
patentability standards rise, an innovation in the risky direction is less likely to receive a …

The impacts of information spillovers on Research and Development (R&D) choices are
investigated in a two-stage Cournot duopoly where two firms simultaneously and non …

During the last few decades, economists have paid increasing attention to the role played by
research and development (R&D) in modern economies. The origins of this research …

The macroeconomic policies of developing counteries have repeatedly emphasized the
creation of a suitable platform for the growth and emergence of knowledge-based …

The European Union requires member states to promote research and technological
development with their industrial policies according to the “Treaty on European Union” …