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Research and development, spillovers, innovation systems, and the genesis of regional growth in Europe

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Crescenzi, Riccardo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio-economic spillovers. This approach allows the discrimination between the …Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three …) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical …

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Human Capital and Labour Productivity, Integration of Institutions and Endogenous Growth

Delsen, Lei; Schonewille, Mark - EconWPA - 1999

This paper is part of a project that attempts to reveal the way labour market institutions, human capital and labour productivity are interconnected. First we discuss two approaches in the human capital theory, stressing some difficulties that could be solved if the approaches are combined. It...

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The impact of vocational qualifications on the labour market outcomes of low-achieving school-leavers

McIntosh, Steven - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

This paper creates a pseudo cohort of individuals who left school in the mid-1990s, using Labour Force Survey. The extent of low achievement at school amongst this group is documented, and then the impact of such low achievement on labour force status is estimated. The main focus of the paper is...

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Access all areas? The impact of fees and background on student demand for postgraduate higher education in the UK

Wales, Philip - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

This paper analyses participation in postgraduate higher education in the UK at the micro-level makes several contributions to the literature. Firstly, it describes trends in postgraduate participation in the UK. Secondly, it introduces a hitherto unavailable dataset of postgraduate tuition fees...

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Determinants of Economic Growth and the Role of Human Capital in New Growth Models [in Turkish]

Kibritcioglu, Aykut - EconWPA - 2005

This paper briefly summarizes and discusses that type of new growth models which are based on externalities created by investments in human capital. ***** TURKCE OZET: Bu makalede, yeni/içsel buyume modellerinin beseri sermayeye dayali turlerini ozetlemekte ve degerlendirmektedir. [Calisma...

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Intergenerational mobility in the United States and Great Britain: a comparative study of parent-child pathways

Blanden, Jo; Haveman, Robert; Smeeding, Timothy M.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

We build on cross-national research to examine the relationships underlying estimates of relative intergenerational mobility in the United States and Great Britain using harmonized longitudinal data and focusing on men. We examine several pathways by which parental status is related to offspring...

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Why are higher skilled workers more mobile geographically?: the role of the job surplus

Amior, Michael - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015

The skill gap in geographical mobility is entirely driven by workers who report moving for a new job. A natural explanation lies in the large expected surplus accruing to skilled job matches. Just as large surpluses ease the frictions which impede job search in general, they also help overcome...

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VIOLACIÓN A LOS DERECHOS DE PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL: LA INCIDENCIA DEL INGRESO, LA CULTURA, LA EDUCACIÓN, LAS ORGANIZACIONES, LAS INSTITUCIONES Y LA INNOVACIÓN EN LA PIRATERÍA DE SOF...

Marquez, Pablo - EconWPA - 2005

The target of this paper is to question the causes of software intellectual property rights violation. To solve this question, the author analyses how has evolved the economic literature of IPR violation showing that the traditional market variables do not fulfill the requirements to explain the...

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The territorial dynamics of innovation in China and India

Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Storper, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

and technology. Indian innovation hubs also generate positive knowledge spillovers to other regions. …This article analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … between the provinces and states within both countries are quite different. In China, the concentration of innovation is …

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Infrastructure and regional growth in the European Union

Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

factors which may condition economic growth, such as innovation, migration, and the local 'social filter', taking also into … account the geographical component of intervention in transport infrastructure and innovation. The results of the two … filter', good innovation capacity, both in the region and in neighbouring areas, and a region's capacity to attract migrants …

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