 Market Structure, Firm Size and Innovation in Italy: An Integrated Approach to Testing SchumpeterNiall O’Higgins and
Patrizia Sbriglia
Chapter 13 in Recent Developments in the Theory of Industrial Organization, 1992, pp 293-312 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract In this chapter we examine the Schumpeterian hypothesis that concentrated markets act as a spur to industrial innovation, examining evidence for Italy over the period 1981–5. The central idea underlying our analysis is that the testing of the Schumpeterian hypothesis on market structure and innovation needs to be modified in order to take into account the possibility of different responses of small and large innovators to changes in market concentration, barriers to entry, technological opportunities and demand conditions. The existence of such differences would support the claim advanced by Acs and Audretsch (1988) that in asymmetric market structures small and large firms may respond to different technological and economic regimes, and more or less competition may have a different effect on their incentive to innovate. Keywords: Firm Size; Small Firm; Large Firm; Innovative Activity; Market Concentration (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-11771-0_14 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-11771-0_14 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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