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The economics of human development and social mobility

Heckman, James J.; Mosso, Stefano - 2014

This paper distills and extends recent research on the economics of human development and social mobility. It summarizes the evidence from diverse literatures on the importance of early life conditions in shaping multiple life skills and the evidence on critical and sensitive investment periods...

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The key dimensions of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) analysis : a decade of evolution

Muller, Emmanuel; Doloreux, David - 2007

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The key dimensions of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) analysis : a decade of evolution

Muller, Emmanuel; Doloreux, David - 2007

The importance of knowledge and innovation in modern economies justifies the in-creasing interest that scholars are … topic into three key conceptual dimensions: (i) knowledge; (ii) inno-vation and (iii) spatial proximity. The major …. -- KIBS ; knowledge ; innovation ; spatial proximity …

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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence

Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2009

There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different...

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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence

Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2011 - Revised version: November 15, 2011

There is an increasing economic literature considering personality traits as a source of individual differences in labor market productivity and other outcomes. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects: measurement, development over the life...

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Life expectancy, schooling, and lifetime labor supply : theory and evidence revisited

Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2013

This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the role of life expectancy for optimal schooling and lifetime labor supply. The results of a simple prototype Ben-Porath model with age-specific survival rates show that an increase in lifetime labor supply is not a necessary, nor a...

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Regional integration, migration, growth and direct investment : a reading of the economic literature

Cogneau, Denis; Dumont, Jean-Christophe; Mouhoud, El Mouhoub - In: Globalisation, migration and development : [a selection …, (pp. 75-123). 2000

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North-South models of growth and trade

Chui, Michael; Levine, Paul; Murshed, Syed Mansoob; … - In: Journal of economic surveys 16 (2002) 2, pp. 123-165

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Re-thinking new knowledge production : a literature review and a research agenda

Hessels, Laurens K.; Lente, Harro van - In: Research policy : policy, management and economic … 37 (2008) 4, pp. 740-760

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Knowledge spillovers as a central element in theories about knowledge-based regional development : advancement in theory and obstacles for empirical research

Franz, Peter - 2010

As scientists and policymakers tend to interpret changes in the economy as a trend towards an increasingly knowledge … the knowledge flows in the region concerned. Knowledge flows come into existence from intentional action, but also in an … unintended way as externalities or knowledge spillovers. This paper reviews the ways regional and urban economics has dealt with …

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