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Environmental regulation and technology transfers
Asano, Takao; Matsushima, Noriaki - 2012
This paper analyzes the situation in which a national government introduces environmental regulations. Within the framework of an international duopoly with environmental regulations, this paper shows that an environmental tax imposed by the government in the home country can induce a foreign...
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University patenting in Germany before and after 2002: What role did the professors' privilege play?
von Ledebur, Sidonia; Buenstorf, Guido; Hummel, Martin - 2009
We examine ownership patterns of German university-invented patents before and after the abolition of the professors' privilege in 2002 to explore how the legal change affected patenting activities. Our data show a shift from individually-owned and firm-owned patents to university-owned patents,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274526
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Intellectual property rights, technology transfer and exports in developing countries
Yang, Lei; Maskus, Keith E. - 2008
We develop a model to analyze one mechanism under which stronger intellectual property rights (IPR) protection may improve the ability of firms in developing countries to break into export markets. A Northern firm with a superior process technology chooses either exports or technology transfer...
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The Role of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime for Foreign Investors in Post-Socialist Economies
Schnellbächer, Benedikt; Stephan, Johannes - 2009
property rights (IPR) to explain characteristics and behaviour of foreign investment subsidiaries in Central East Europe, a … technological catchup development in Central East Europe via technology and knowledge transfer. By use of a unique dataset generated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267046
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Impact of Firm Heterogeneity on Direct and Spillover Effects of FDI: Micro Evidence from Ten Transition Countries
Damijan, Jože P.; Rojec, Matija; Majcen, Boris; Knell, Mark - 2008
This paper presents a comparative study of the importance of direct technology transfer and spillovers through FDI on a set of ten transition countries, using a common methodology and appropriate methods to account for selection and simultaneity correction. This paper considers by far the...
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Export expansion and diversification in Central and Eastern Europe: what can be learnt from East and Southeast Asia?
Agarwal, Jamuna Prasad; Langhammer, Rolf J.; Lücke, … - 1995
conflict with the Europe Agreements, which require that state aid and competition rules harmonize with EU regulations. Foreign …
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The design of licensing contracts: Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and electrical engineering in imperial Germany
Burhop, Carsten; Lübbers, Thorsten - 2011
We investigate a sample of 180 technology licensing contracts closed by German chemical, pharmaceutical, and electrical engineering companies between 1880 and 1913. Our empirical results suggest that strategic behaviour seems to be relevant for the design of licensing contracts, whereas inventor...
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Public research and industrial innovations in Germany
Beise, Marian; Stahl, Harald - 1998
on industrial innovations in Germany. We discuss the characteristics of companies that benefit from the findings of … of received knowledge spillovers, we found no higher probability of publicly supported innovations for firms in Germany … Umsatzes mit neuen Produkten gemacht. Der Technologietransfer von den öffentlichen Forschungseinrichtungen wird dabei …
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Technology transfer and the Internet: a chance for outsiders at public science to get into the business?
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Rammer, Christian - 2001
enterprise sector. Based on a survey of public research units in natural sciences and engineering in Germany, we analyse the …
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Successful Patterns of Scientific Knowledge Sourcing: Mix and Match
Sofka, Wolfgang; Aschhoff, Birgit - 2008
rests upon a survey of more than 800 firms in Germany. We find that both the diversity and intensity of collaborative …
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