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of university-based knowledge and international entrepreneurship. The analysis comprises a detailed case study of Swedish … and U.S. universities, as well as a statistical analysis of the impact of philanthropy on economic growth. The results … philanthropy, promoting knowledge creation. International entrepreneurship has been an important mechanism by which this knowledge …
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and converted into growth, is fragmented and partial. The neoclassical growth models disregarded the entrepreneur and … viewed knowledge as an exogenous factor. Contemporary current knowledge-based growth models have re-introduced the notion of … literature that addresses the issues of knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion and growth, and the role attributed the …
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relationship between knowledge and growth on one hand, and entrepreneurship and growth on the other. Similarly, more profound … insights have also been gained as to how entrepreneurship, innovation and knowledge are interrelated. Yet, a comprehensive … understanding is still lacking concerning the interface of all of those variables: knowledge, innovation, entrepreneurship and …
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The role of human capital in shaping cross-national economic performance is well-understood. But human capital is an indirect measure of skill, based on educational attainment. We introduce and test a more direct measure of skill, based on work that is actually performed, measured by occupation....
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Increased urbanization, global warming and sustainable growth belong to the major contemporary policy challenges. Today … paper discusses two hypotheses on how this will affect climate change and economic growth. …
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creativity, innovation and subsequent economic growth in the economy. There-fore, it is important to focus policies in Europe on … how to improve the existing conditions of urban regions so they can function as engines of economic growth. The purpose of … ideas for a new type of spatial policies in Europe focusing on innovation and growth. For in-stance, there is a need to take …
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growth. The study distinguishes between four different categories of locations: metro cities, metro regions, urban areas, and …
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formation, survival and growth of firms. We explore these issues with both aggregate data at the municipal level and individual … of the firm’s labor force is positively associated with the survival and growth of new firms. Our results add to the …
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liberalization on growth, taking into account constraints imposed by the ‘Mundell’s trilemma’. The model, calibrated to data for …
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how reforms worked in the past, we quantitatively review 60 studies estimating the relation between reforms and growth … average reform caused substantial costs in the short run, but had strong positive effects on long-run growth. Reforms focused …
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