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Fueling growth when oil peaks: Directed technological change and the limits to efficiency

André, Francisco J.; Smulders, Sjak - In: European Economic Review 69 (2014) C, pp. 18-39

While fossil energy dependency has declined and energy supply has grown in the postwar world economy, future resource scarcity could cast its shadow on world economic growth soon if energy markets are forward looking. We develop an endogenous growth model that reconciles the current aggregate...

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Research and Development, Spillovers, Innovation Systems, and the Genesis of Regional Growth in Europe

Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; regstdcenzi, Riccardo - In: Regional Studies 42 (2008) 1, pp. 51-67

Rodriguez-Pose A. and regstdcenzi R. Research and development, spillovers, innovation systems, and the genesis of … regional growth in Europe. Regional Studies. Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe … (R&D), patents, and economic growth; (2) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and (3 …

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Education, Competence Development and Economic Growth - A Micro Explanation to Macro Economic Growth

Eliasson, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1992

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Innovation by entrants and incumbents

Acemoglu, Daron; Cao, Dan - In: Journal of Economic Theory 157 (2015) C, pp. 255-294

We extend the basic Schumpeterian endogenous growth model by allowing incumbents to undertake innovations to improve their products, while entrants engage in more “radical” innovations to replace incumbents. Our model provides a tractable framework for the analysis of growth driven by both...

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The effect of social, cultural, and economic factors on entrepreneurship

Castaño, María-Soledad; Méndez, María-Teresa; … - In: Journal of Business Research 68 (2015) 7, pp. 1496-1500

Current economic downturn encourages extensive research into economic growth engines, with entrepreneurship as one of the key drivers of growth. Although crucial, determining which variables stimulate entrepreneurial activity constitutes a difficult task due to interrelated factors. This study...

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Diaspora Externalities and Technology Diffusion

Lodigiani, Elisabetta - In: Economie Internationale (2008) 115, pp. 43-64

In this paper, we analyze how skilled migration contributes to TFP growth in the sending countries when diaspora effects in technology diffusion are introduced. To investigate this issue, we start from a previous paper by Vandenbussche, Aghion and Meghir (2006), who examine the contribution of...

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Infrastructure endowment and investment as determinants of regional growth in the European Union

Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - Economics Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) - 2008

interactions with innovation and local socio-economic conditions. The analysis accounts for spatial interactions between different …

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Measuring intangible capital and its contribution to economic growth in Europe

van Ark, Bart; Hao, Janet X.; Corrado, Carol; Hulten, … - Economics Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) - 2009

This study describes the state of the art in the measurement of intangible capital and its contribution to economic growth, with a focus on an international comparison of intangible capital deepening among eleven advanced economies. By employing a broad measure of intangibles, including...

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Ideas for Growth?

Maré, David C. - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2003

There is much talk of the knowledge economy, and the central role of ideas and knowledge in generating economic growth. This paper provides a brief review of the economic literature on how skills/ knowledge/ ideas might contribute to higher output or higher rates of growth. Ideas are...

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R&D, spillovers, innovatoin systems and the genesis of regional growth in Europe

Rodriguez-Pose, A.; Crescenzi, Riccardo - Dipartimento di Economia, Università degli Studi di Roma 3 - 2006

Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three … and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and c) the examination of geographical diffusion of regional knowledge … one model R&D, spillovers, and innovation systems approaches. A multiple regression analysis is conducted for all regions …

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