Abstract: | A survey of the research on the relationship between market structure and innovation is given. Starting in 1975, the emphasis is on the last two decades, as well as on the most recent developments. Especially on the theoretical front, many important insights have been drawn. These can be applied to antitrust enforcement, or provide the microfoundations for models of economic growth. On the empirical front, research lagged far behind theory. This recently changed with the so called bounds approach which is discussed as a matter of looking into future developments in this area. |