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Does R&D-Cooperation BehaviorDiffer between Regions?

Fritsch, Michael - Technische Universität <Freiberg> - 2002

This paper investigates interregional differences in cooperative behavior ofmanufacturing establishments in the field of research and development (R&D).The empirical analysis for eleven European regions reveals a number ofsignificant differences between these regions in the propensity to...

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How and Why does the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems Differ?

Fritsch, Michael - Technische Universität <Freiberg> / Fakultät für … - 2002

in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains … in the efficiency of innovation activities can be found. This variation is in correspondence with a center … differences in efficiency of regional innovation systems can be explained by differences in R&D-cooperation behavior.... …

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Competition Issues in the Seed Industry and the Role of Intellectual Property

Moschini, GianCarlo - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2010

Research and Development (R&D) and innovation are crucial features of the seed industry. To supportlarge R …

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The Polish Wage Inequality Explosion

Newell, Andrew; Socha, Mieczysław W. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This paper presents and analyses the sharp increase in hourly wage inequality after 1998 inPoland. The increase was similar in magnitude to the much-studied increase in British wageinequality during the 1980s. Using data from the Polish Labour Force Survey, we find thisincrease to be associated...

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Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India

Besley, Timothy; Burgess, Robin - London School of Economics and Political Science

This paper investigates whether the industrial relations climate inIndian states has affected the pattern of manufacturing growthin the period 1958-92. We show that states which ammendedthe Industrial Disputes Act in a pro-worker direction experiencedlowered output, employment, investment and...

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Employment effects of business dynamics:Mice, Gazelles and Elephants

Acs, Zoltán J.; Mueller, Pamela - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2006

This paper examines the relationship between business dynamics and employmenteffects in 320 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). Much of the theoretical workon industry dynamics focuses on the role of noisy selection and incomplete informationon entry and survival. We extend this research...

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Job Creation and Persistence in Services and Manufacturing

Armington, Catherine; Acs, Zoltán J. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2003

An important new literature on gross employment flows has produced a great outpouring of stylized facts. In this paper we examine one aspect of this literature through the lens of dynamic models and theories of industrial evolution. We extend the Davis and Haltiwanger methodology for analysis of...

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Are Intellectual Property Rights Detrimental toInnovation?

Crampes, Claude; Langinier, Corinne - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2005

showthat one unique set of legal rules can foster innovation and increase total R&D expendituresin some industries and be …

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R&D Drivers in Young Innovative Companies

García-Quevedo, José; Pellegrino, Gabriele; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011

autoregressive nature of innovation. Using a large longitudinal datasetcomprising Spanish manufacturing firms over the period 1990 … the case of the YICs, suggesting that their innovation behaviour is less persistentand more erratic. Moreover, our results … suggest that firm and market characteristics play adistinct role in boosting the innovation activity of firms of different age …

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THE SUN ALSO RISES: PRODUCTIVITY CONVERGENCE BETWEENJAPAN AND THE USA

Cameron, Gavin - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2000

The growth process for a technological leader is different from that of a follower.While followers can grow through imitation and capital deepening, a leader must undertakeoriginal research. This suggests that as the gap between the leader and the follower narrows, thefollower must undertake...

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