Category Archives: Product innovation

The long run dynamics of heterogeneous product and process innovations for a multi product monopolist

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Gopakumar

by Anton A. Bondarev MPRA Paper no.45266, December 2012 This paper introduces the dynamical framework which combines product and process innovations. The model contributes to the theo- retical literature on innovations in two ways. First, it permits for the simultaneous … Continue reading →

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Patent Rights, Product Market Reforms, and Innovation

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Gopakumar

 by Philippe Aghion; Peter Howitt and Susanne Prantl NBER Working Paper no.188854, February 2013  Can patent protection and product market competition complement each other in enhancing incentives to innovate? In this paper, we address this question by investigating how innovation … Continue reading →

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Imports, Innovation and Employment after Crisis:Evidence from a developing country

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Anitha

Caroline Paunov OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers 2011/05 Imports are often perceived as a threat to employment. However, access to imported intermediate inputs can be essential to stimulate innovation and generate employment. We investigate this question based on … Continue reading →

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