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Clean development mechanism (CDM) vs. international permit trading - the impact on technological change

Hagem, Cathrine - 2006

The clean development mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol may induce a technological change in developing countries. As an alternative to the CDM-regime, developing countries may accept a (generous) cap on their own emissions, let domestic producers invest in new efficient technologies, and...

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Credit constraints as a barrier to technology adoption by the poor: Lessons from South-Indian small-scale fishery

Giné, Xavier; Klonner, Stefan - 2006

We study the diffusion of a capital intensive technology among a fishing community in south India and analyze the dynamics of income inequality during this process. We find that lack of asset wealth is an important predictor of delayed technology adoption. During the diffusion process,...

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Choosing standards

Toivanen, Otto - 2004

In many industries, including telecommunications, a government decision on a standard is needed for the society to reap the benefits from the diffusion of new goods. Delays induced by regulatory bodies either in standard choice or its implementation can be extremely costly. I study...

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Identifying nanotechnological linkages in the Finnish economy

Nikulainen, Tuomo - 2007

Nanotechnology, as an emerging science-based technology, is seen to have great potential both in scientific as well as economic terms. In this paper the focus is on identifying the technological linkages between the Finnish nanotechnology community and the industrial incumbents. These...

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The global dispersion of innovative activities: The case of Finnish multinationals

Palmberg, Christopher; Pajarinen, Mika - 2004

The internationalisation of R&D of multinational firms is an important ingredient in the ongoing trend towards globalisation. Previous research on Finnish multinationals has mainly relied on R&D expenditure data. In this paper we provide new insights into how the internationalisation of R&D of...

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Regulators and competition spurring or retarding innovation in the telecommunications sector?

Koski, Heli - 2000

This paper empirically explores how technology policy affects innovation behaviour in the telecommunications sector. Our empirical analysis aims at shedding light on the following highly topical issues: (I) Whether opening up the domestic market to competition spurs innovative activity?, (ii)...

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Feedback mechanism in the evolution of networks: The installed user base and innovation in the communications sector

Koski, Heli - 2000

In the presence of network externalities, demand is strongly affected by major technology diffusion processes. Therefore, not only sales levels, but also the installed user base of network technologies may influence R&D intensity via the price mechanism. This causality may, however, not be...

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Do technology diffusion theories explain the OSS business model adoption patterns?

Koski, Heli - 2007

This paper addresses the question of the software companies’ timing of adoption of the open source software (OSS … explain well the observed diffusion patterns of the OSS business model among the sample of 716 European software firms … price declines of the computer programs – and thus the expected declining license revenues from the proprietary software …

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Electrifying and digitalizing the Finnish manufacturung industry: Historical notes on diffusion and productivity

Jalava, Jukka - 2003

The diffusion of two general purpose technologies, electricity and ICT, in the Finnish manufacturing industry is observed. The full diffusion of electricity as motive power in the 1920s and 1930s led to a step-up of nearly 4 percentage points in manufacturing LP. Furthermore, all industries...

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Entry, standards and competition: Firm strategies and the diffusion of mobile telephony

Koski, Heli; Kretschmer, Tobias - 2002

This paper focuses on the effects of within and between standards competition and competition between firms on the performance of an emerging new technology, digital mobile telecommunication (2G). Our empirical exploration provides a more complete picture of the market dynamics of digital mobile...

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