Incentives and uncertainty: An empirical analysis of the impact of demand on innovation

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 927-946

  Fontana, Roberto ^a,b,d   Guerzoni, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d Department of Economics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Demand; Market size; Process innovation; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPENDITURE; FIRM SIZE; INCENTIVE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 55749116371     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/ben021     Document Type: Article

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