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Hall, Bronwyn H.; Lerner, Josh - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010

Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for …

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Business and financial method patents, innovation, and policy

Hall, Bronwyn H. - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010

about the relationship between the patent system and innovation, in order to draw some tentative conclusions about their …

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Measuring the Returns to R&D

Hall, Bronwyn H.; Mairesse, Jacques; Mohnen, Pierre - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010

We review the econometric literature on measuring the returns to R&D. The theoretical frameworks that have been used are outlined, followed by an extensive discussion of measurement and econometric issues that arise when estimating the models. We then provide a series of tables summarizing the...

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Employment, Innovation, and Productivity: Evidence from Italian Microdata.

Hall, Bronwyn H.; Mairesse, Jacques; Lotti, Francesca - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006

presents some empirical evidence on the effects of innovation on employment growth and therefore on firms' productivity with … process innovation. The sources of employment growth during the period are split equally between the net contribution of … product innovation and the net contribution from sales growth of old products. However, the contribution of product innovation …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150785

Structural Holes, Innovation and the Distribution of Ideas

Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006

We model knowledge diffusion in a population of agents situated on a network, interacting only over direct ties. Some agents are by nature traders, others are by nature "givers": traders demand a quid pro quo for information transfer; givers do not. We are interested in efficiency of diffusion...

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Network-independent partner selection and the evolution of innovation networks

Baum, Joel; Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009

that firms' knowledge bases must "fit" in order for joint learning and innovation to be possible, and thus for an alliance …

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The co-evolution of organizational performance and emotional contagion

Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas; Weehuizen, Rifka - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2012

In this paper we model interactions between organizational structures, job stress, emotional contagion and organization performance. An organization is modelled as solving problems or performing tasks. Tasks enter the organization and can be addressed by a subset of its members. Organization...

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The internationalization of R&D

Hall, Bronwyn H. - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2011

This paper surveys what we know about the internationalization of business R&D spending. I examine three specific questions about the global changes in R&D activity: First, what is the evidence that R&D is becoming more internationalized (more footloose)? Second, what are the factors that...

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Fits and Misfits: Technological Matching and R&D Networks

Cowan, Robin; Jonard, Nicolas; Sanditov, Bulat - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009

This paper presents an economic model of R&D network formation through the creation of strategic alliances. Firms are randomly endowed with knowledge elements. They base their alliance decisions purely on the technological fit of potential partners, ignoring social capital considerations and...

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