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Technological change: An analysis of the diffusion and implications of e-business technologies

Koellinger, Philipp - EconWPA - 2005

2002. In addition, the adoption of new e-business technologies by firms creates opportunities to conduct innovation, either …

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Income Distribution, Technical Change and the Dynamics of International Economic Integration

Landesmann, Michael A.; Stehrer, Robert - EconWPA - 2004

This paper explores the features of a dynamic multisectoral model which focuses on the relationship between income distribution, growth and international specialization. The model is explored both for the steady- state properties and the transitory dynamics of integrated economies. Income...

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Rage Against the Machines: How Subjects Learn to Play Against Computers

Duersch, Peter; Kolb, Albert; Oechssler, Joerg; … - EconWPA - 2005

play, imitation, reinforcement learning, and a trial & error process. We test whether subjects try to influence those … and that all learning algorithms are subject to exploitation with the notable exception of imitation. The experiment was …

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An Evolutionary Analysis of Bagwell's Example

Oechssler, Jorg; Schlag, Karl - EconWPA - 1997

In a recent paper Bagwell (1995) pointed out that only the Cournot outcome, but not the Stackelberg outcome, can be supported by a pure Nash equilibrium when actions of the Stackelberg leader are observed with the slightest error. The Stackelberg outcome, however, remains close to the outcome of...

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Economic Growth with Imperfect Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Horii, Ryo; Iwaisako, Tatsuro - EconWPA - 2005

growth. Stronger IPR protection, which reduces the probability of imitation, raises the reward for innovation. However …, concentration of R&D activity in a field raises the possibility of duplication of innovation, thereby hindering growth. In several …

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Learning in Cournot Oligopoly - An Experiment

Huck, Steffen; Normann, Hans-Theo; Oechssler, Joerg - EconWPA - 1997

This experiment was designed to test various learning theories in the context of a Cournot oligopoly. We derive theoretical predictions for the learning theories and test these predictions by varying the information given to subjects. The results show that some subjects imitate successful...

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Imitation - Theory and Experimental Evidence

Apesteguia, Jose; Huck, Steffen; Oechssler, Jorg - EconWPA - 2003

We introduce a generalized theoretical approach to study imitation models and subject the models to rigorous … experimental testing. In our theoretical analysis we find that the different predictions of previous imitation models are due to … the generalized imitation model predicts the differences between treatments well. The data also provide support for …

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Review of Automotive Assistance

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003

On 21 March 2002 the Treasurer referred the post-2005 assistance arrangements for the automotive manufacturing sector to the Commission for inquiry and report. The Commission identified three options for the reduction of tariffs, with the Government accepting the Commission’s preference for...

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Absorptive Capacity – One Size Fits All? A Firm-level Analysis of Absorptive Capacity for Different Kinds of Knowledge

Schmidt, Tobias - EconWPA - 2005

from research institutions. Using data from the German innovation survey we investigate how firms are able to exploit … knowledge from external partners for successful innovation activities. The estimation results show that the determinants of … absorptive capacity differ with respect to the type of knowledge absorbed for innovation activities. In particular we find that …

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Growth Accounting for Some Selected Developing, Newly Industrialized and Developed Nations from 1966-2000: A Data Envelopment Analysis

Mathur, Somesh Kumar - EconWPA - 2004

We work out technical efficiency levels of 29 countries consisting of some selected South Asian, East Asian and EU countries using data envelopment analysis. Luxembourg has an efficiency score of one(most efficient) in all the years .Netherlands also has an efficiency score of one in...

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