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of highly valued products. In so doing, we suggest an innovation policy framework based on two pillars: (i) the … accumulation, investment, and upgrading of knowledge and (ii) the implementation of mechanisms that enable knowledge to be … exploited such that growth and societal prosperity are encouraged. Knowledge is a necessary but far from sufficient condition …
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The dynamics of self-confidence are modelled in an environment where rational individuals optimally choose educations and occupations with the aim to acquire productive skills while learning about ability. It is shown how the presence of uninformative options can trap individuals below their...
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Swedish elementary school children stopped receiving written end of year report cards following a grading reform in 1982. Gradual implementation of the reform creates an opportunity to investigate the effects of being graded on adult educational attainments and earnings for children in the...
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A model of occupational choice and human capital investment is developed and tested. The model allows family background to influence occupational choice via access to economic resources, differences in costs of schooling, and ability uncertainty. The model predicts that people are more sensitive...
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Unlike previous analyses, we consider (i) that IT may affect productivity growth both directly and indirectly, through human capital interactions, and (ii) possible externalities in the use of IT. Examining, hypothetically, the statistical consequences of erroneously disregarding (i) and (ii) we...
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We propose a simple investment model which shows that, in the presence of fluctuations in and uncertainty about the opportunity cost of time, marginal individuals may choose to delay their education if the opportunity cost of time is temporarily high. Importantly, it is when the completion of...
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deemed to be of particular importance for entrepreneurship, innovation-based firm growth and its ensuing impact on the …, who are renowned specialists in the area and with deep knowledge of the pertinent institutions in Sweden and the US. These …
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