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Working Papers

2018

1. Good Times, Bad Times: Innovation and Survival over the Business Cycle
   LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Good times, bad times: innovation and survival over the business cycle, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2019) View citations (28) (2019)

2013

2. Industrial dynamics and clusters: a survey
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Industrial Dynamics and Clusters: A Survey, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2011

3. Framing the empirical findings on firm growth
   LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
   Also in Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2010)
4. Industrial dynamics and economic geography: a survey
   Working Papers, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies View citations (17)
5. SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION IN INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS A CORE-PERIPHERY ANALYSIS BASED ON THE PAVITT-MIOZZO-SOETE TAXONOMY
   Working Papers, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2010) View citations (1)
   LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy (2011) View citations (2)
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2011) View citations (2)

2010

6. Firm Size and Growth Rate Variance: the Effects of Data Truncation
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics
   See also Journal Article Firm Size and Growth Rate Variance: The Effects of Data Truncation, Review of Industrial Organization, Springer (2012) View citations (12) (2012)

2009

7. Do Some Firms Persistently Outperform ?
   LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (9)
   Also in Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2009) View citations (6)
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2009) View citations (6)

2008

8. Post Merger Innovative Patterns in Small and Medium Firms
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (1)
9. The Impact of M&A on Technology Sourcing Strategies
   LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
   See also Journal Article The impact of M&A on technology sourcing strategies, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2010) View citations (13) (2010)

2007

10. Do mergers of potentially dominant firms foster innovation? An empirical analysis for the manufacturing sector
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (5)
11. Going, Going, Gone. Innovation and Exit in Manufacturing Firms
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam View citations (7)
12. The role of innovation in merger policy: Europe’s efficiency defence versus America’s innovation markets approach
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics

2006

13. Innovate or Die? A critical review of the literature on innovation and performance
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (15)
14. The Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Firm Size Distribution
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The effects of mergers and acquisitions on the firm size distribution, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (20) (2009)

2005

15. A Matter of Life and Death: Innovation and Firm Survival
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (203)
    Also in ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A matter of life and death: innovation and firm survival, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2005) View citations (210) (2005)
16. Does Spatial Disaggregation Matter in Job Creation and Destruction Flows?
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2005) View citations (1)
17. Effects of Acquisitions on Product and Process Innovation and R&D Performance
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2005) View citations (3)
18. Testing Gibrat's Legacy: A Bayesian Approach to Study the Growth of Firms
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics
    See also Journal Article Testing Gibrat's legacy: A Bayesian approach to study the growth of firms, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (13) (2007)

2003

19. Invariances and Diversities in the Evolution of Manufacturing Industries
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (12)
    Also in LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy (2003) View citations (22)
20. Survivor: The Role of Innovation in Firms’ Survival
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (6)

2002

21. FROM GIBRAT'S LEGACY TO GIBRAT'S FALLACY. A BAYESIAN APPROACH TO STUDY THE GROWTH OF FIRMS
    Working Papers. Serie AD, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers (-2012), University of Bergamo, Department of Economics (2002) View citations (1)

2001

22. Corporate Growth and Industrial Structure. Some Evidence from the Italian Manufacturing Industry
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Corporate growth and industrial structures: some evidence from the Italian manufacturing industry, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2002) View citations (110) (2002)

1998

23. Assessing Accuracy in Transition Probability Matrices
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italia View citations (3)
24. The Persistence of Innovative Activities. A Cross-Countries and Cross-Sectors Comparative Analysis
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italia View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The persistence of innovative activities: A cross-countries and cross-sectors comparative analysis, Research Policy, Elsevier (2001) View citations (155) (2001)

1997

25. Modelli di interazione spaziale: presupposti teorici e aspetti applicativi
    CEEL Working Papers, Cognitive and Experimental Economics Laboratory, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italia

1996

26. Is there any persistence in innovative activities?
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italia View citations (7)
27. The Development of the Italian Highway Network 1924-1993. A Computerized Atlas
    Working Papers, European Institute - History

Journal Articles

2024

1. Is innovation failure just a dead end?
   Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2024, 70, (C), 481-493

2023

2. Firms and innovation in the new industrial paradigm of the digital transformation
   Industry and Innovation, 2023, 30, (1), 1-16 View citations (6)
3. Landmarks as lighthouses: firms' innovation and modes of exit during the business cycle
   Research Policy, 2023, 52, (8)

2022

4. Correction to: Understanding firm exit: a systematic literature review
   Small Business Economics, 2022, 59, (2), 447-447 View citations (15)
5. Understanding firm exit: a systematic literature review
   Small Business Economics, 2022, 59, (2), 423-446 View citations (19)

2021

6. Time to exit: “revolving door effect” or “Schumpeterian gale of creative destruction”?
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2021, 31, (5), 1465-1494

2020

7. In and Out of Balance: Industry Relatedness, Learning Capabilities and Post‐Acquisition Innovative Performance
   Journal of Management Studies, 2020, 57, (2), 210-245 View citations (8)
8. Industrial Dynamics and Clusters: A Survey
   Regional Studies, 2020, 49, (1), 10-27 View citations (1)
   Also in Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (1), 10-27 (2015) View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper Industrial dynamics and clusters: a survey, Working Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
9. Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography
   Regional Studies, 2020, 49, (1), 5-9
   Also in Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (1), 5-9 (2015)
10. Show me how to live: Firms' financial conditions and innovation during the crisis
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2020, 52, (C), 63-81 View citations (5)

2019

11. Good times, bad times: innovation and survival over the business cycle
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2019, 28, (3), 565-587 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Good Times, Bad Times: Innovation and Survival over the Business Cycle, LEM Papers Series (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2016

12. Make, Buy, or Both: The Innovation Sourcing Strategy Dilemma after M&A
    Growth and Change, 2016, 47, (2), 175-196 View citations (2)
13. Spatial Differentiation in Industrial Dynamics. The Case of the Netherlands (1994–2005)
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2016, 107, (3), 316-330 View citations (2)
14. The Effects of the Specialization of Private Equity Firms on their Exit Strategy
    Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2016, 43, (9-10), 1420-1443 View citations (7)

2015

15. Crossing the innovation threshold through mergers and acquisitions
    Research Policy, 2015, 44, (3), 698-710 View citations (21)

2014

16. On the existence of persistently outperforming firms
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2014, 23, (4), 997-1036 View citations (30)

2013

17. Reconciling quantile autoregressions of firm size and variance–size scaling
    Small Business Economics, 2013, 41, (3), 609-632 View citations (8)

2012

18. Firm Size and Growth Rate Variance: The Effects of Data Truncation
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2012, 41, (3), 193-205 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Firm Size and Growth Rate Variance: the Effects of Data Truncation, Working Papers (2010) (2010)
19. Going, going, gone. Exit forms and the innovative capabilities of firms
    Research Policy, 2012, 41, (5), 795-807 View citations (50)

2011

20. Born to flip. Exit decisions of entrepreneurial firms in high-tech and low-tech industries
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2011, 21, (3), 473-498 View citations (45)
21. Revolving doors: entrepreneurial survival and exit
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2011, 21, (3), 367-372 View citations (4)

2010

22. The impact of M&A on technology sourcing strategies
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2010, 19, (1), 27-51 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of M&A on Technology Sourcing Strategies, LEM Papers Series (2008) (2008)

2009

23. Effects of coordinated strategies on product and process R&D
    Journal of Economics, 2009, 96, (3), 193-222 View citations (21)
24. Partnerships and innovative patterns in small and medium enterprises
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2009, 7, (4), 431-445
25. Spatial disaggregation patterns and structural determinants of job flows: an empirical analysis
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2009, 23, (1), 89-111 View citations (6)
26. The effects of mergers and acquisitions on the firm size distribution
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2009, 19, (1), 1-20 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Firm Size Distribution, Working Papers (2006) View citations (1) (2006)

2007

27. Invariances and Diversities in the Patterns of Industrial Evolution: Some Evidence from Italian Manufacturing Industries
    Small Business Economics, 2007, 29, (1), 137-159 View citations (89)
28. Testing Gibrat's legacy: A Bayesian approach to study the growth of firms
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2007, 18, (3), 348-369 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Testing Gibrat's Legacy: A Bayesian Approach to Study the Growth of Firms, Working Papers (2005) (2005)
29. The Evaluation of Innovation Policies: A Comparative Analysis between Italy and The Netherlands
    L'industria, 2007, (2), 243-264

2006

30. Survivor: The role of innovation in firms' survival
    Research Policy, 2006, 35, (5), 626-641 View citations (143)

2005

31. A matter of life and death: innovation and firm survival
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2005, 14, (6), 1167-1192 View citations (210)
    See also Working Paper A Matter of Life and Death: Innovation and Firm Survival, LEM Papers Series (2005) View citations (203) (2005)
32. Profit differentials and innovation
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2005, 14, (1-2), 43-61 View citations (79)

2003

33. Is there persistence in innovative activities?
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2003, 21, (4), 489-515 View citations (115)
34. Persistence in lnnovation and Profitability
    Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 2003, 111, (1), 19-37

2002

35. Corporate growth and industrial structures: some evidence from the Italian manufacturing industry
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2002, 11, (4), 705-723 View citations (110)
    See also Working Paper Corporate Growth and Industrial Structure. Some Evidence from the Italian Manufacturing Industry, LEM Papers Series (2001) View citations (10) (2001)

2001

36. The persistence of innovative activities: A cross-countries and cross-sectors comparative analysis
    Research Policy, 2001, 30, (7), 1139-1158 View citations (155)
    See also Working Paper The Persistence of Innovative Activities. A Cross-Countries and Cross-Sectors Comparative Analysis, Department of Economics Working Papers (1998) View citations (13) (1998)

Chapters

2025

1. European National Innovation Policies: A Review of Policy Designs and Scopes
   Springer

2006

2. Innovation Premium and the Survival of Entrepreneurial Firms in the Netherlands
   Springer View citations (6)