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Financing Innovation in the United States, 1870 to Present
Lamoreaux, Naomi R. (contributor);  … - The MIT Press
Although technological change is vital for economic growth, the interaction of finance and technological innovation is … rarely studied. This pioneering volume examines the ways in which innovation is funded in the United States. In case studies … methods of funding innovation--whether it is in the auto industry or information technology--have important implications for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004991831
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Financing Innovation in the United States, 1870 to Present
Lamoreaux, Naomi R. (contributor);  … - The MIT Press
Although technological change is vital for economic growth, the interaction of finance and technological innovation is … rarely studied. This pioneering volume examines the ways in which innovation is funded in the United States. In case studies … methods of funding innovation--whether it is in the auto industry or information technology--have important implications for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004991843
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Institutions and Norms in Economic Development
Gradstein, Mark (contributor); Konrad, Kai A. (contributor) - The MIT Press
Recent decades have seen almost unprecedented economic growth in income per capita around the world. Yet this extraordinary overall performance masks a wide variation in growth rates across different countries, with persistent underdevelopment in some parts of the world. This disparity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034467
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Scarcity, Conflicts, and Cooperation: Essays in the Political and Institutional Economics of Development
Bardhan, Pranab - The MIT Press
This wide-ranging review of some of the major issues in development economics focuses on the role of economic and political institutions. Drawing on the latest findings in institutional economics and political economy, Pranab Bardhan, a leader in the field of development economics, offers a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034507