Perfectly Competitive Innovation

33 Pages Posted: 23 Apr 2002

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Michele Boldrin

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Department of Economics; Charles III University of Madrid - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

David K. Levine

European University Institute - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS); Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Economics

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Date Written: March 2002

Abstract

We construct a competitive model of innovation and growth under constant returns to scale. Previous models of growth under constant returns cannot model technological innovation. Current models of endogenous innovation rely on the interplay between increasing returns and monopolistic markets. In fact, established wisdom claims monopoly power to be instrumental for innovation and sees the non-rivalrous nature of ideas as a natural conduit to increasing returns. The results here challenge the positive description of previous models and the normative conclusion that monopoly through copyright and patent is socially beneficial.

Keywords: Innovation, endogenous technological change, monopoly power

JEL Classification: D62, L16, O11, O31, O33, O34

Suggested Citation

Boldrin, Michele and Levine, David K. and Levine, David K., Perfectly Competitive Innovation (March 2002). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=308040

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