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Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - 2017

When and how do entrepreneurs sell their inventions? To address this issue, we develop an endogenous entry-sale asymmetric information oligopoly model. We show that lowquality inventions are sold directly or used for own entry. Inventors who sell post-entry use entry to credibly reveal...

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Software development and innovation - exploring the software shift in innovation in Swedish firms

Andersson, Martin; Kusetogullari, Anna; Wernberg, Joakim - 2020

and direction of innovation in that software development is a core part of innovation activities in firms across a wide …-level survey data on the frequency and nature of software development among firms in Sweden, matched with the Community Innovation … Survey (CIS). We find robust evidence supporting a software-bias in innovation in that software development is associated …

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Entrepreneurship, institutuions and economic dynamism : lessons from a comparison of the United States and Sweden

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - 2012

deemed to be of particular importance for entrepreneurship, innovation-based firm growth and its ensuing impact on the …, considerable differences remain. These constitute the basis for the concluding policy discussion. -- Entrepreneurship ; Innovation …

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Are high-growth firms overrepresented in high-tech industries?

Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Elert, Niklas; Johansson, Dan - 2015

It is frequently argued that policymakers should target high-tech firms, i.e., firms with high R&D intensity, because such firms are considered more innovative and therefore potential fast-growers. This argument relies on the assumption that the association among high-tech status, innovativeness...

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University entrepreneurship and Professor privilege

Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika; Thursby, Marie - 2012

This paper analyzes how institutional differences affect university entrepreneurship. We focus on ownership of faculty inventions, and compare two institutional regimes; the US and Sweden. In the US, the Bayh Dole Act gives universities the right to own inventions from publicly funded research,...

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Product market reforms and incentives to innovate in Sweden

Edquist, Harald; Henrekson, Magnus - 2013

The Swedish economy has developed rapidly since the mid-1990s relative to most comparable countries, in particular relative to almost all other EU-15 countries. We investigate two policy areas that are believed to have been important for the strong economic development in Sweden during the last...

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Competencies and institutions fostering high-growth firms

Henrekson, Magnus (contributor); Johansson, Dan (contributor) - 2008

capitalism ; Entrepreneurship ; Flyers ; Gazelles ; High-growth firms ; Industrial policy ; Innovation ; Institutions ; Labor …

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Incentivizing innovative entrepreneurship in quasi-markets : theory and evidence from Sweden's schools and nursing homes

Elert, Niklas; Henrekson, Magnus - 2024

Many countries have implemented quasi-markets to enhance entrepreneurship and innovation in welfare service provision … extensive use of quasi-markets. Based on the Swedish experience, we contend that quasi-markets can unlock their innovation … innovation in quasi-market contexts. Such markets demand a set of supporting institutions of an epistemic nature. These …

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Gender quotas in the board room and firm performance : evidence from a credible threat in Sweden

Tyrefors, Björn; Jansson, Joakim - 2017 - This version: 2017-04-05

Board room quotas have recently received an increasing amount of attention. This paper provides novel evidence on firm performance from an exogenous change in female board participation in Sweden. We use the credible threat, aimed at listed firms, of a quota law enacted by the Swedish deputy...

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Productivity dynamics and the role of "big-box" entrants in retailing

Maican, Florín G.; Orth, Matilda - 2012

Entry of large (“big-box”) stores along with a drastic fall in the total number of stores is a striking trend in retail markets. We use a dynamic structural model to estimate retail productivity in a local market setting. In particular, we provide a general strategy of how to measure the...

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