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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Standards as a Source of Trade and Productivity Growth
den Butter, Frank A.G.; Groot, Stefan P.T.; Lazrak, Faroek - 2007
This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which enhances trade and, consequently, economic welfare. A major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325142
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Managerial practices, performance and innovativeness: Some evidence from Finnish manufacturing
Koski, Heli; Marengo, Luigi; Mäkinen, Iiro - 2009
Our study aims at shedding light on the organizational mechanisms that produce differences in the firms' innovation … fruitful for innovation. There are vast differences in the organizational practices leading to more innovation both between the … small and large firms, and between the firms that are functioning in high- and low-tech industries. While innovation in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273021
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High Performance in Complex Spatial Systems: A Self-Organizing Mapping Approach with Reference to The Netherlands
Kourtit, Karima; Arribas-Bel, Daniel; Nijkamp, Peter - 2013
detailed regional facilitating and driving factors related, inter alia, to talent, innovation, skills, networks, accessibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328344
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Micro Moments Database for Cross-Country Analysis of ICT, Innovation, and Economic Outcomes
Bartelsman, Eric; Hagsten, Eva; Polder, Michael - 2017
This paper provides technical documentation to a database built up from firm-level sources titled Micro moments database(MMD) that is made available for researchers through Eurostat. The MMD is an internationally harmonized research database of statistical moments collected from linked...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011586728
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The impact of technological and non-technological innovations on firm growth
Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki; Martikainen, Olli - 2008
This study investigates the relationship between innovations and firm growth, based on the data of Finnish firms operating in the software industry. We find that in terms of turnover and employment, firms with only technological innovations do not grow more rapidly than other firms. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272988
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Economics of collective benchmarking: Learning in research and innovation policy
Paasi, Marianne - 2002
Central concerns of research and innovation policies under uncertainty and systemic complexity are market and systemic … and innovation policies provides routines for exploiting various types learning sources”. While benchmarking is a flexible … the effectiveness of research and innovation policies and, therefore, the performances of particular countries and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285158
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Evolutionary Thinking in Environmental Economics
van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. - 2007
Evolutionary and environmental economics have a potentially close relationship. This paper reviews past and identifies potential applications of evolutionary concepts and methods to environmental economics. This covers a number of themes: resource use and ecosystem management; growth and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325207
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The Firms behind the Regions: Analysis of Regional Innovation Performance in Portugal by External Logistic Biplots
de Noronha, Teresa; Galindo, Purificación Vicente; … - 2013
The strategic choices regarding innovation and R&D policy in Portugal have, over the last two decades, produced various … firms located throughout the country, and to explore those innovation determinants that have a region-specific connotation …. In our paper, innovation is used as a major contributor to the policy evaluation process referred to above. To provide a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326201
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Determinants of manufacturing-R&D co-location
Ketokivi, Mikko; Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki - 2007
The phenomenon of physical R&D-manufacturing co-location is interesting, because researchers have made very different observations regarding its prevalence. In some populations co-location of the two functions seems to be the norm; in others, an exception. However, we still do not have an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284941
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A Monte Carlo Comparison between the Free Cash Flow and Discounted Cash Flow Approaches
Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen; Turner, Rodney - 2002
One of the debates in the capital budgeting model selection is between the free cash flow and DCF methods. In this paper an attempt is made to compare SVA against NPV model based on Monte Carlo simulations. Accordingly, NPV is found less sensitive to value driver variations and has got higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324971