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Competition Policy and Innovation

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  • Peter Møllgaard

    (Copenhagen Business School)

  • Jo Lorentzen

    (Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa)

Abstract

We briefly review the rationale behind technological alliances and provide a snapshot of their role in global competition, especially insofar as it is based around intellectual capital. They nicely illustrate the increased importance of horizontal agreements and thus establish the relevance of the topic. We move on to discuss the organisation of industries in a dynamic context and draw out consequences for competition policy. We conclude with an outlook on the underlying tensions between technology alliances, competition policy, and industrial policy.

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Paper provided by University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Industrial Economics in its series CIE Discussion Papers with number 2005-12.

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Length: 23 pages
Date of creation: Dec 2005
Publication status: Published in: Chapter 7.1 in Patrizio Bianchi and Sandrine Labory (eds.): International Handbook on Industrial Policy, Edward Elgar, 2005.
Handle: RePEc:kud:kuieci:2005-12
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Keywords: competition policy; innovation; alliances; industrial policy;

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  • L4 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies
  • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
  • 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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