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Karlsson, Charlie; Johansson, Börje; R. Stough, Roger - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

The purpose of this working paper is to provide a short overview of actual topics in contemporary research concerned with global, national, regional and local knowledge and innovation dynamics. In the text, we stress the importance to understand the current changes of the global and their...

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Technology Spillovers and Innovation - the importance of domestic and foreign sources

Lööf, Hans - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2007

This paper asks whether there is evidence of higher innovation output from firms where there is more foreign activity in terms of foreign direct investments (FDI), trade and collaboration on innovation, or if proximity between innovators is more important. With a sample of about two-thirds of...

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Information technology and productivity changes in the Italian banking industry

Casolaro, Luca; Gobbi, Giorgio - Banca d'Italia - 2004

This paper analyzes the effect of information technologies (IT) in the financial sector using micro-data on a panel of over 600 Italian banks over the period 1989-2000. We estimate stochastic cost and profit functions allowing for individual banksï¿½ displacements from the efficient frontier...

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Knowledge, innovation and space

Karlsson, Charlie; Johansson, Börje; Kobayashi, Kiyoshi; … - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2014

This paper provides an overview of relevant topics in contemporary research concerned with global, national, regional and local knowledge and innovation dynamics. In particular, we highlight how the global scene is changing in the contemporary world economy that we char-acterize as a knowledge...

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Innovation and firm collaboration: An exploration of survey data.

Bjerke, Lina; Johansson, Sara - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2014

Recent literature on firm innovation emphasize the importance of combinations of different knowledge sources in innovation processes. Moreover, the literature on firm collaboration has evolved stepwise: (1) knowledge networks tend to be geographically bounded, and (2) proximity in other...

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The Role of Accessibility for the Performance of Regional Innovation Systems

Andersson, Martin; Karlsson, Charlie - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2004

innovations, the relationship between accessibility and innovation is surprisingly unexploited. Scrutinization of the relationship …

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Regional Innovation Systems in Small & Medium-Sized Regions A Critical Review & Assessment

Andersson, Martin; Karlsson, Charlie - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2004

Continuous product and process innovations are prerequisites for sustainable competitiveness of both nations and … regions. How such innovations are created and how successful innovation processes can be initiated are therefore extremely … important questions. In recent years, it has been recognized that innovations are localized. They are now believed to be the …

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Credit access for female firms: evidence from a survey on European SMEs

Stefani, Maria Lucia; Vacca, Valerio - Banca d'Italia - 2013

This paper uses ECB survey data to assess whether gender matters in the small firmsï¿½ financial structure and access to credit. Firms owned or managed by women (female firms) use smaller amounts and less heterogeneous sources of external finance than their male counterparts. According to...

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Women on Italian bank boards: are they ï¿½gold dustï¿½?

Prete, Silvia Del; Stefani, Maria Lucia - Banca d'Italia - 2013

Italy ranks among EU countries with the fewest women on bank boards. Using a rich dataset on Italian banks that combines individual data on bank governance with different measures of performance and risk, this paper analyses the determinants of the gender gap in top positions. Econometric...

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An unexpected crisis? Looking at pricing effectiveness of different banks

Vacca, Valerio - Banca d'Italia - 2011

This paper shows how credit quality transition matrices of loans to Italian firms changed during a cyclical downturn (2008-09), compared with a previous time of growth (2006-07). Once transition matrices were linked to interest rates, banks appear to have been remarkably able at calibrating...

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