's innovation and export activities, using unique firm survey data which provides direct measures for innovations and firm … export and innovation activities to become substitutes although they are generally natural complements. …

set on innovation for a large number of Italian firms over the 1990's. There is evidence that banking development affects … the probability of process innovation, particularly for small firms and for firms in high(er) tech sectors and in sectors … more dependent upon external finance. The evidence for product innovation is weaker. There is also some evidence that …

answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …

Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. We develop a …

impact of immigration on entrepreneurial activity. Immigrants, we hypothesize, facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship by … immigrants (even if they are not self-employed) may prove to be areas in which entrepreneurship and innovation are easier to … accomplish. Our theory offers a unique perspective on the contributions of immigrants to economic development beyond traditional …

The theory of endogenous technical change has deeply contributed to our understanding of the fundamental sources of … structure of endogenous growth models with horizontal as well as vertical innovation and emphasizing important implications for …

According to the compensation theory, market forces should assure a complete compensation of the initial labour …