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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Evidence from SMEs in Prishtina region, Kosovo
Govori, Arbiana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Innovation has become a central theme and challenge in the literature of entrepreneurship, SMEs management, and … approach to entrepreneurship and innovation. In this paper we address the innovation strategies of SMEs engaged in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111092
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The Geography of Creative People in Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Stützer, Michael - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
It has been argued that creativity is an important source of regional growth. This article investigates the geography …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008457192
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Theory meets practice in the taxi industry: Coase and Uber
Jenk, Justin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This paper demonstrates how the transformation of the taxi industry is an example of Coase’s Theorem in practice. The Coase Theorem, as postulated by Nobel Laureate Ronald Coase (1991), is one of the simplest yet profound ideas in economics. The recent advent of new mobile app entrants in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212222
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Vizualizácia podnikateľského modelu
Zagorsek, Branislav - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Business model describes the company’s most important activities, proposed value, and the compensation for the value. Business model visualization enables to simply and systematically capture and describe the most important components of the business model while the standardization of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260864
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Regulatory emission limits for mobile sources and the Porter hypothesis: a survey of the literature
Franckx, Laurent - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper reviews the available evidence on the relevance of the Porter hypothesis for automotive emission standards. It focuses on two channels through which the Porter effect may operate. First, there is evidence that emission standards for cars have had important effects on innovation at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110310
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The value of information in a multi-agent market model
Toth, Bence; Scalas, Enrico; Huber, Juergen; Kirchler, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
We present an experimental and simulated model of a multi-agent stock market driven by a double auction order matching mechanism. Studying the effect of cumulative information on the performance of traders, we find a non monotonic relationship of net returns of traders as a function of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790311
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The Role of Choice in the Transition to a Funded Pension System
Palacios, Robert; Whitehouse, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
A critical question in the transition to a funded, private pension system is whether the new private element is presented as a mandate or choice to current and future workers. This paper sets out the spectrum of available options and looks at policy in 13 reforming countries. It concludes that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837158
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The Zeeman Effect in Finance: Libor Spectroscopy and Basis Risk Management
Marco, Bianchetti - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Once upon a time there was a classical financial world in which all the Libors were equal. Standard textbooks taught that simple relations held, such that, for example, a 6 months Libor Deposit was replicable with a 3 months Libor Deposits plus a 3x6 months Forward Rate Agreement (FRA), and that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259157
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Increased funding for AIDS-engaged (faith-based) civil society organizations in Africa?
Olivier, Jill; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
-CSOs) have benefited from increased funding related to the HIV/AIDS response in Africa. First, we review the literature on … whether FB-CSOs have benefited from such funding, and find the arguments vigorous, but the evidence inconclusive. Next, we … rely on a survey carried out in six Southern African countries to compare the profile and sources of funding of FB …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259281
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Third Generation University Strategic Planning Model Development
Skribans, Valerijs; Lektauers, Arnis; Merkuryev, Yuri - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The paper discusses implementation of a research that is aimed at development of a simulation model which would allow analyzing different development strategies of the third generation university. Small countries’ universities have limits of growth. The problem can be solved with a new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260112