Innovation or imitation? The effect of spillovers and competitive pressure on firms' R\&D strategy choice

DOI10.1007/S00712-013-0361-5zbMath1294.91122OpenAlexW2117959282MaRDI QIDQ404978

Olga Slivko, Bernd Theilen

Publication date: 4 September 2014

Published in: Journal of Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/179618

zbMATH Keywords

spilloversproduct differentiationinnovationimitationmarket competitionintellectual property rights protection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Production theory, theory of the firm (91B38) Special types of economic markets (including Cournot, Bertrand) (91B54)

Related Items (1)

Observable versus unobservable R\&D investments in duopolies

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