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Cabral, Luís M B; Cozzi, Guido; Denicolò, Vincenzo; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … consider a menu of procurement methods and policies for best procuring new knowledge and innovative products, discussing their … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We …

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Technology in Growth

Keely, Louise; Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more generally, the economics of intellectual property rights. This paper argues …

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Peer Effects in European Primary Schools: Evidence from PIRLS

Ammermüller, Andreas; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Immigrating to Opportunity: Estimating the Effect of School Quality Using a Natural Experiment on Ethiopians in Israel

Gould, Eric D; Lavy, Victor; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

In May 1991, 15,000 Ethiopian Jews were brought to Israel in an overnight airlift and sorted in a haphazard and essentially random fashion to absorption centres across the country. This quasi-random assignment produced a natural experiment whereby the initial schooling environment of Ethiopian...

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Does Prestige Matter More than Profits? Evidence from Entrepreneurial Choice

Giannetti, Mariassunta; Simonov, Andrei - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

knowledge spillovers. They do not, however, seem to find support in the data. …

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Intergenerational Education Transmission: Neighbourhood Quality and/or Parents' Involvement

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We develop a model that gives some microfoundation to the impact of residential neighborhood on children’s educational attainment and then test it using the UK National Child Development Study. We find that, for high-educated parents, the better the quality of the neighborhood in terms of...

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Learning Unethical Practices from a Co-worker: The Peer Effect of Jose Canseco

Gould, Eric D; Kaplan, Todd - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper examines the issue of whether workers learn productive skills from their co-workers, even if those skills are unethical. Specifically, we estimate whether Jose Canseco, one of the best baseball players in last few decades, affected the performance of his teammates. In his...

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Which club should I attend, Dad?: Targeted socialization and production

Albornoz-Crespo, Facundo; Cabrales, Antonio; Hauk, Esther - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We study a model that integrates productive and socialization efforts with network choice and parental investments. We characterize the unique symmetric equilibrium of this game. We first show that individuals underinvest in productive and social effort, but that solving only the investment...

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Does Immigration Affect the Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Natives? Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Gould, Eric D; Lavy, Victor; Paserman, M. Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper uses the mass migration wave to Israel in the 1990s to examine the impact of immigrant concentration during elementary school on the long-term academic outcomes of native students in high school. To identify the causal effect of immigrant children on their native peers, the empirical...

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Self Control in Peer Groups

Battaglini, Marco; Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

People with a self-control problem often seek relief through social interactions rather than binding commitments. Thus, in self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous etc, members are said to achieve better personal outcomes by mainly sharing their experiences. In other...

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