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IQ in the Ramsey Model: A Naive Calibration

Jones, Garett - Society for Economic Dynamics - SED - 2006

I show that in a conventional Ramsey model, between one-fourth and one-half of the global income distribution can be explained by a single factor: The effect of large, persistent differences in national average IQ on the private marginal product of labor. Thus, differences in national average IQ...

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Intelligence, Human Capital, and Economic Growth: A Bayesian Averaging of Classical Estimates (BACE) Approach

Jones, Garett; Schneider, W. Joel - EconWPA - 2005

Human capital plays an important role in the theory of economic growth, but it has been difficult to measure this abstract concept. We survey the psychological literature on cross-cultural IQ tests, and conclude that modern intelligence tests are well-suited for measuring an important form of a...

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IQ in the Ramsey Model: A Naive Calibration

Jones, Garett - EconWPA - 2005

I show that in a conventional Ramsey model, between one-fourth and one- half of income differences across countries can be explained by a single factor: The steady-state effect of large, persistent differences in national average IQ on worker productivity. These differences in cognitive...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118848

A Laboratory Experiment of Knowledge Diffusion Dynamics

Morone, Piergiuseppe; Taylor, Richard - EconWPA - 2004

dominate the phenomenon of knowledge diffusion in the process that is called ‘interactive learning’. We examine how knowledge … distribution of knowledge diffusion. We will show how these factors can be classified as follow: (1) learning strategies adopted by … their relative initial levels of knowledge. We shall also attempt to single out the relative effect of each of the above …

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The Two Faces of Knowledge Diffusion: the Chilean Case

Morone, Piergiuseppe - EconWPA - 2002

This paper analyses the dynamics of return to knowledge where knowledge is acquired through the combination of … interactive and individual learning. We suggest that in light of this new definition of knowledge, choosing the optimal level of …

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Persistence of Innovation: Stylised Facts and Panel Data Evidence

Peters, Bettina - EconWPA - 2005

innovation experience, the results further highlight the important role of knowledge provided by skilled employees and unobserved …This paper investigates whether firms innovate persistently or discontinuously over time using an innovation panel data … set on German manufacturing and service firms for the period 1994-2002. We find that innovation behaviour is permanent at …

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Employment Effects of Different Innovation Activities: Microeconometric Evidence

Peters, Bettina - EconWPA - 2005

process innovations, this paper reports new results on the relationship between innovation and employment growth in Germany … CIS data. It establishes a theoretical link between employment growth and innovation output. The econometric analysis …

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