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Product innovation by incumbent firms in developing economies : the roles of research and development expenditures, trade policy, and the investment climate

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A model of firm innovation illustrates the effects of the threat of imitation and product varieties on a representative firm ' s decision to invest in research and development to produce new product varieties. The model motivates two empirical questions: (1) Is research and developm ent partially correlated with firms ' propensity to introduce new products or product innovation in developing countries? (2) Do trade policies and the national investment climate affect firms ' propensity for product innovation? The econometric evidence suggests that the answers are yes and yes, but the investment climate affects product innovation in a manner that is consistent with the presence of market failures and state capture. National trade-policy distortions appear to reduce the probability of product innovation, and the density of exporting firms at the national level also seems to positively affect the propensity to introduce new products by individual firms. The paper discusses some policy implications.

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  • Lederman, Daniel, 2007. "Product innovation by incumbent firms in developing economies : the roles of research and development expenditures, trade policy, and the investment climate," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4319, The World Bank.
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    1. Yasar, Mahmut & Paul, Catherine J. Morrison & Ward, Michael R., 2011. "Property Rights Institutions and Firm Performance: A Cross-Country Analysis," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 39(4), pages 648-661, April.
    2. Mahmut Yaşar & Catherine Paul, 2012. "Firm performance and knowledge spillovers from academic, industrial and foreign linkages: the case of China," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 38(3), pages 237-253, December.
    3. World Bank, 2008. "Local Gains from Global Opportunities : Improving Central America's Investment Climate," World Bank Publications - Reports 7959, The World Bank Group.
    4. World Bank, 2009. "Tunisia's Global Integration : A Second Generation of Reforms to Boost Growth and Employment," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6298.

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    E-Business; Innovation; Microfinance; Inequality; Economic Theory & Research;
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