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information. We also find that the relative importance of knowledge sources varies systematically with the type of innovation … organization that one of the main drivers of differences in productivity is differences in knowledge. We examine a new data set of … detailed measures of knowledge outputs, knowledge investments, and sources of existing knowledge. We find that globally engaged …
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knowledge accumulates as technology progresses, then successive generations of innovators may face an increasing educational … negative implications for growth. I develop a formal model of this "knowledge burden mechanism" and derive six testable … sufficiently rapid increase in the burden of knowledge. In cross-section, the model predicts that specialization and teamwork will …
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Innovation is often predicated on discovering useful new combinations of existing knowledge in highly complex knowledge …, and particle physics. We develop a combinatorial-based knowledge production function and embed it in the classic Jones …. This production function is a generalization (and reinterpretation) of the Romer/Jones knowledge production function …
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The pace of innovation is related both to the level of investment in innovation and the pool of knowledge from which … innovators can draw. Both of these are endogenous: Investments in innovations are affected by the pool of knowledge and the … and design of IPR affects the extent to which any innovation adds to or subtracts from the pool of ideas that are …
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Die Studie stellt verschiedene wissensrelevante Aspekte, wie Forschung und Entwicklung, Ausbildung und Arbeitsmarktchancen sowie regionale Unterschiede für Deutschland und im internationalen Kontext, dar. Dabei wird angesichts der sich weiter intensivierenden internationalen Arbeitsteilung...
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the knowledge-capital model', which simultaneously generates motives for both horizontal and vertical multinational …
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Mounting evidence documents a stark correlation between income and health, yet the causal mechanisms behind this gradient are poorly understood. This paper examines the impact of access to expertise on health, and whether unequal access to expertise contributes to the health-income gradient. Our...
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neoclassical model of investment with physical capital, quasi-fixed labor, and two types of intangible capital, knowledge and brand …'s market value, installed labor force accounts for 14% to 22%, knowledge capital accounts for 20% to 43%, and brand capital … of knowledge capital increased, especially in high-tech industries. Overall, our analysis provides direct empirical …
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