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Working Papers

2013

1. Reassessing patent propensity: evidence from a data-set of R&D awards 1977-2004
   Working Papers, Department of Economics at the School of Economics and Management (ISEG), Technical University of Lisbon.

2012

2. Schumpeterian Patterns of Innovation and the Sources of Breakthrough Inventions: Evidence from a Data-Set of R&D Awards
   Working Papers, Department of Economics at the School of Economics and Management (ISEG), Technical University of Lisbon.
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Evolutionary Economics (2012)

2010

3. Demand as a source of entry and the survival of new semiconductor firms
   KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy
   See also Journal Article in Industrial and Corporate Change (2010)

2009

4. The Nature of Inventive Activities: Evidence from a Data-Set of R&D Awards
   IIR Working Paper, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (1)
5. The impact of academic patenting on university research and its transfer
   ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research View citations (2)
   Also in SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex (2008)
   See also Journal Article in Research Policy (2011)
6. The nature of collaborative patenting activities
   Dipartimento di Economia "S. Cognetti de Martiis" LEI & BRICK - Laboratorio di economia dell'innovazione "Franco Momigliano", Bureau of Research in Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge, Collegio Carlo Alberto. WP series, University of Turin View citations (3)

2008

7. Formal and informal external linkages and firms' innovative strategies. A cross-country comparison
   UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series, United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology View citations (6)
   Also in Working Papers on Innovation Studies, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo (2008) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Evolutionary Economics (2011)
8. Habakkuk revisited: A history friendly model of "American and British technology in the nineteenth century"
   Jena Economic Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics View citations (1)
9. Mapping Technological Trajectories as Patent Citation Networks. An application to Data Communication Standards
   SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Economics of Innovation and New Technology (2009)

2007

10. Entry, Innovation and Exit. Evidence from the LAN switch Industry
    Documents de Travail de l'OFCE, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) View citations (2)
11. Incentives and uncertainty: an empirical analysis of the impact of demand on innovation
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Cambridge Journal of Economics (2008)
12. Product Innovation and Survival in a High-Tech Industry
    Documents de Travail de l'OFCE, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) View citations (1)
    Also in KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Industrial Organization (2009)

2006

13. 'Chariots of Fire': The Evolution of Tank Technology, 1915-1945
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (1)
    Also in Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies (ECIS) working paper series, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies (ECIS) (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Evolutionary Economics (2009)
14. Expectations, Network Effects and Timing of Technology Adoption: Some Empirical Evidence from a Sample of SMEs in Italy
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2008)

2005

15. Factors Affecting University–Industry R&D Collaboration: The importance of screening and signalling
    Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg View citations (15)
16. Modularity as an Entry Strategy: The invasion of new niches in the LAN equipment industry
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (2)

2004

17. Product entry in a fast growing industry: the LAN switch market
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Evolutionary Economics (2006)

2003

18. Firm Size and Openness: the Driving Forces of University-Industry Collaboration
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex View citations (15)
19. Rapid Technical Change and the Speed of Lock-in: Standard Battles in the Local Area Network Industry in the 1990s
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy
20. Technological disequilibrium: measuring technical change in fast growing industries: the case of local area network equipement
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy

2000

21. Determinants of Innovation and Competition of Component System Technologies in the Local Area Network Industry
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy

1999

22. Twinning Networks: Co-Evolution and Competition of System Component Technologies in the Local Area Network Industry
    SPRU Working Paper Series, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2013

1. The magnitude of innovation by demand in a sectoral system: The role of industrial users in semiconductors
   Research Policy, 2013, 42, (1), 1-14

2012

2. Schumpeterian patterns of innovation and the sources of breakthrough inventions: evidence from a data-set of R&D awards
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2012, 22, (4), 785-810
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

3. Entry and innovation: an analysis of the fabless semiconductor business
   Small Business Economics, 2011, 37, (1), 87-106 View citations (2)
4. Formal and informal external linkages and firms’ innovative strategies. A cross-country comparison
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2011, 21, (1), 91-119 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
5. Technological disequilibrium. Price indexes in hubs for Local Area Networks
   Telecommunications Policy, 2011, 35, (1), 64-73
6. The impact of academic patenting on university research and its transfer
   Research Policy, 2011, 40, (1), 55-68 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

7. Demand as a source of entry and the survival of new semiconductor firms
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2010, 19, (5), 1629-1654
   See also Working Paper (2010)
8. Pre-entry experience, post-entry learning and firm survival: Evidence from the local area networking switch industry
   Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2010, 21, (1), 41-49

2009

9. Introduction to the Journal of Evolutionary Economics special issue: the product characteristics approach to innovation studies
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2009, 19, (4), 463-469
10. Mapping technological trajectories as patent citation networks. An application to data communication standards
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2009, 18, (4), 311-336 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
11. Product Innovation and Survival in a High-Tech Industry
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2009, 34, (4), 287-306 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
12. ‘Chariots of fire’: the evolution of tank technology, 1915–1945
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2009, 19, (4), 545-566
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2008

13. Competing technologies and market dominance: standard "battles" in the Local Area Networking industry
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2008, 17, (6), 1205-1238
14. Determinants of Adoption of Standards for Local Area Networks: Empirical Evidence from a Sample of Firms in Italy
    L'industria, 2008, (1), 15-36
15. Expectations, network effects and timing of technology adoption: some empirical evidence from a sample of SMEs in Italy
    Small Business Economics, 2008, 31, (4), 425-441
    See also Working Paper (2006)
16. Incentives and uncertainty: an empirical analysis of the impact of demand on innovation
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2008, 32, (6), 927-946 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
17. Objectives, obstacles and drivers of ICT adoption: What do IT managers perceive?
    Information Economics and Policy, 2008, 20, (3), 229-242 View citations (2)

2007

18. Innovation et sélection des firmes. L'industrie des équipements en réseaux locaux
    Revue de l'OFCE, 2007, 100, (1), 121-142
19. What drives the emergence of entrepreneurial academics? A study on collaborative research partnerships in the UK
    Research Evaluation, 2007, 16, (4), 257-270 View citations (6)

2006

20. Factors affecting university-industry R&D projects: The importance of searching, screening and signalling
    Research Policy, 2006, 35, (2), 309-323 View citations (31)
21. Product entry in a fast growing industry: the LAN switch market
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2006, 16, (1), 45-64 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2004)