The Causal Effects of Competition on Innovation: Experimental Evidence
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- Philippe Aghion & Stefan Bechtold & Lea Cassar & Holger Herz, 2018. "The Causal Effects of Competition on Innovation: Experimental Evidence," Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 34(2), pages 162-195.
- Philippe Aghion & Stefan Bechtold & Lea Cassar & Holger Herz, 2014. "The Causal Effects of Competition on Innovation: Experimental Evidence," NBER Working Papers 19987, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Aghion, Philippe & Bechtold, Stefan & Cassar, Lea & Herz, Holger, 2014. "The Causal Effects of Competition on Innovation: Experimental Evidence," Scholarly Articles 27738688, Harvard University Department of Economics.
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- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
- O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
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