on knowledge spillover. In the type of low skilled occupations analyzed in existing studies on social pressure, in …

mathematical literacy and curriculum-based knowledge. The findings indicate that central exit exams only improve curriculum …-based knowledge but do not affect mathematical literacy. Moreover, teachers in German states with central exit examinations are more …

We analyse how spatial disparities in innovation activities, coupled with migration costs, affect economic geography … endogenous emergence of industry clusters. Spatial variations in knowledge spillovers lead to spatial concentration of more …. Narrowing the gap in knowledge spillovers across regions raises growth, and reduces regional inequality by making firms more …

managers move across firms. Does a firm hiring a good manager improve its performance? If yes is there some valuable knowledge …

linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its … strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology classes during 1975 … predictive power on future innovation after 1995. This pattern is consistent with the idea that when there is more past upstream …