Catching-up or Leapfrogging: The effects of competition on innovation and growth

David Encaoua () and David Ulph
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David Ulph: ELSE - Economic Learning and Social Evolution - UCL - University College of London [London]

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Abstract: This article analyzes the "escape from competition effect" in a step-by-step framework in which a succesful firm may either leapfrog the previous leader or catch-up its technology. Innovation and growth are affected by both the intensity of competition and the probability of leapfrogging.

Keywords: Leapfrogging; catch-up; Dépassement; rattrapage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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Working Paper: Catching-up or Leapfrogging: The effects of competition on innovation and growth (2005)
Working Paper: Catching-up or Leapfrogging ? The Effects of Competition on Innovation and Growth (2000)
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