On the coexistence of innovators and imitators

被引:22
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作者
Cerqueti, Roy [1 ]
Tramontana, Fabio [2 ]
Ventura, Marco [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Macerata, Dept Econ & Law, Macerata, Italy
[2] Univ Pavia, Dept Econ & Management, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[3] Italian Natl Inst Stat ISTAT, I-00185 Rome, Italy
关键词
Imitation; Innovation; Lotka-Volterra system; Knowledge diffusion; Intellectual property right; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY-RIGHTS; DYNAMIC COMPETITION ANALYSIS; LOTKA-VOLTERRA EQUATIONS; PROTECTION; GROWTH; MARKET;
D O I
10.1016/j.techfore.2014.03.011
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The article develops a model laying a foundation for the idea that the relationships between competitors in the knowledge diffusion market can be described by a Lotka-Volterra system. The model can accommodate both the scenario of prey-predator and that of competition between innovators and imitators. Analytic results and numerical simulations show that a stable coexistence equilibrium is feasible under both scenarios. The work also discusses the conditions under which these results are achievable. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:487 / 496
页数:10
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