研讨论文
Competition and Innovation: an Inverted-U Relationship
论文作者：Philippe Aghion, Nick Bloom, Richard Blundell, Rachel Griffith, Peter Howitt
发表信息：The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 120, Issue 2, May 2005, Pages 701–728
主讲人
明 洋
时间
12月31日（星期六）
18:30-21:30
地点
腾讯会议 416-116-803
点评老师
王忏、明洋
活动对象
创新发展学院研究生
论文摘要
This paper investigates the relationship between product market competition and innovation. We find strong evidence of an inverted-U relationship using panel data. We develop a model where competition discourages laggard firms from innovating but encourages neck-and-neck firms to innovate. Together with the effect of competition on the equilibrium industry structure, these generate an inverted-U. Two additional predictions of the model—that the average technological distance between leaders and followers increases with competition, and that the inverted-U is steeper when industries are more neck-and-neck—are both supported by the data.
