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Innovation and Regional Growth in Mexico: 2000-2010
Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Peralta, Villarreal; Maria, Edna - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
-enhancing role of innovation and innovation policy. The analysis combines innovation variables with indicators linked to the … formation of adequate social conditions for innovation (the social filter), and spillovers for 31 Mexican states and the Mexico … not only from knowledge spillovers, but also from being surrounded by rich neighbors with good social conditions. The …
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Towards an Efficient Use of R&D – Accounting for Heterogeneity in the OECD
Cullmann, Astrid; Zloczysti, Petra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
OECD member countries and 2 non-member countries. As countries differ in their national innovation systems and states of …-Saxon countries, the measurement of R&D efficiency needs to consider differences in the technology of knowledge production. The … account for country-specific heterogeneity. This paper models technological differences in knowledge production among …
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Can't We All Be More Like Scandinavians? Asymmetric Growth and Institutions in an Interdependent World
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A; Verdier, Thierry - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
“cutthroat”capitalism that generates greater inequality and more innovation and will become the technology leaders, while others …
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Growth, Trade, and Inequality
Grossman, Gene; Helpman, Elhanan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We introduce firm and worker heterogeneity into a model of innovation-driven endogenous growth. Individuals who differ …
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Innovation vs imitation and the evolution of productivity distributions
König, Michael; Lorenz, Jan; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
We develop a tractable dynamic model of productivity growth and technology spillovers that is consistent with the emergence of real world empirical productivity distributions. Firms can improve productivity by engaging in in-house R&D, or alternatively, by trying to imitate other firms’...
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Innovation Beyond Patents: Technological Complexity as a Protection against Imitation
Henry, Emeric; Ruiz-Aliseda, Francisco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
A large portion of innovators do not patent their inventions. This is a relative puzzle since innovators are often perceived to be at the mercy of imitators in the absence of legal protection. In practice, innovators however invest actively in making their products technologically hard to...
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Culture, Entrepreneurship, and Growth
Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
We discuss the two-way link between culture and economic growth. We present a model of endogenous technical change where growth is driven by the innovative activity of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is risky and requires investments that affect the steepness of the lifetime consumption profile....
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Innovation, Spillovers and Venture Capital Contracts
Dessí, Roberta - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
Innovative start-ups and venture capitalists are highly clustered, benefiting from localized spillovers: Silicon Valley is perhaps the best example. There is also substantial geographical variation in venture capital contracts: California contracts are more 'incomplete'. This paper explores the...
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Environmental Policy and Directed Technical Change in a Global Economy: The Dynamic Impact of Unilateral Environmental Policies
Hemous, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This paper builds a two-country (North, South), two-sector (polluting, nonpolluting) trade model with directed technical change, examining whether unilateral environmental policies can ensure sustainable growth. The polluting good is produced with a clean and a dirty input. I show that a...
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Technological Change, Trade in Intermediates and the Joint Impact on Productivity
Bøler, Esther Ann; Moxnes, Andreas; Ulltveit-Moe, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
This paper examines the interdependence between innovation and imports of intermediates, and their joint impact on …
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