The book begins by reviewing the connection between firm size, innovation and market structure from a theoretical and an empirical point of view, with emphasis

Utilizing a unique data set, Zoltan Acs and David Audretsch provide a rich empirical analysis of the increased importance of small firms in generating technolog

Technical advance requires resources and is motivated by the quest for profits; therefore, the rate and direction of advance is determined by the economic syste

This book provides a survey of the theory and of the empirical knowledge about the links between market structure and technological change.