Using public procurement to promote private innovation activities has attracted increasing
attention recently. Germany implemented a legal change in its procurement framework in …

In this paper, we compare liability rules in a world where human-driven and fully-
autonomous cars coexist. We develop a model where a manufacturer can invest to improve …

Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public
procurement to trigger innovation. To what extent has this potential been realized so far …

Urban networks have been widely examined using infrastructure connection and firm
connection data. In particular, urban networks constructed based on firm connection data …

When the government and other public sector entities purchase works, goods or services, it
is referred to as public procurement. Although there appears to be an increase in the study …

Com o crescimento do mercado dos bioplásticos, têm surgido novos biopolímeros e
misturas de biopolímeros, sendo crescente o número de estudos de biodegradabilidade …

We study how funding agencies should set budget caps for competitive grants. We show that
budget caps influence the researchers' submission strategy and, in particular, whether they …