We identify the impact of intermediate goods markets imperfections on productivity
downstream. Our empirical specification is based on a model of multifactor productivity …

Based on an endogenous growth model, we show that intermediate goods markets
imperfections can curb incentives to improve productivity downstream. We confirm such …

Competition can be good or bad for innovation by firms. On the one hand it stimulates firms
to innovate in order to escape competition, on the other hand it hampers firms to reap …

We review theory and evidence on the links between anti-competitive product market
regulations, the efficiency in resource allocation and productivity growth. We show large …

The central prediction of the Aghion, Bloom, Blundell and Howitt model is an inverted U-
shaped relationship between innovation and competition. The model is built on the …

This paper examines how the degree of competition affects incentives to innovate in product
quality in a symmetric Cournot oligopolistic model. We model product quality in a quality …

Abstract The European Union has experienced relatively weak economic performance over
the past fifteen years, notably compared to the US In order to restore investment, innovation …

This paper evaluates whether market competition matters for the effectiveness of innovation
policies. Using data for manufacturing firms in Chile and Peru, we implement propensity …

Résumé Ce texte cherche à établir les raisons de la modeste participation des PME à
l'innovation technologique malgré les politiques de soutien mises en place depuis plus de …

This paper reviews basic ideas in economic theory about the governance of innovation, with
applications to debates in innovation in sustainable energy. The aim is to extract a few broad …