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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 … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We … discuss the effects of standard setting activities by large, often public, procurers on innovation races. We evaluate how …

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A Review of the Pharmaceutical Industry of Canada

N, Lalitha - eSocialSciences - 2008

Three important aspects of the Canadian pharmaceutical industry-viz. compulsory licence, price control on patented drugs and the R&D scenario. Unlike other developed countries, which have adopted the route of providing higher Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection to promote the growth of...

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Technological Revolutions and Stock Prices

Pástor, Luboš; Veronesi, Pietro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

During technological revolutions, stock prices of innovative firms tend to exhibit high volatility and bubble-like patterns, which are often attributed to investor irrationality. We develop a general equilibrium model that rationalizes the observed price patterns. The high volatility results...

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Technology in Growth

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

We review the role of R&D in endogenous growth theory, and describe extant empirical research – macro and micro – bearing on R&D as an engine of growth. Taking R&D to be key, while recognizing the significance of economic incentives, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more...

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Trade Secret Laws, Labour Mobility and Innovations

Motta, Massimo; Rønde, Thomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We show that when the researcher’s (observable but not contractible) contribution to innovation is crucial, a covenant …

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Recent Financial Market Developments and Implications for Monetary Policy

Mohan, Rakesh - eSocialSciences - 2007

The nature of the financial turbulence that happened recently in US and Europe, why it happened, where it happened, and the implications for central banks. Some of the forces that led up to and characterized the recent spate of events, the specific responses of central banks and some challenges...

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India as a Global Leader in Science: A Vision for India

PM, Science Advisory Council to PM SAC to - eSocialSciences - 2010

In the next two decades, India is likely to become an economically prosperous nation and move significantly towards being a far more inclusive society, with the bulk of its population gaining access to facilities for education and health care and living a life with hope and security. To realize...

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Intra- and Inter-national University-Industry Linkage and Innovation in Emerging Economies: Evidence from China

Fu, Xiaolan; Li, Jizhen; Hughes, Alan - eSocialSciences - 2012

The different role of intra- and inter-national university-industry collaboration in industrial innovation in emerging … country or firm innovation outcomes in China. [FGKS]. URL:[http://www.fgks.in/IndexServer/tifac/article/157.pdf]. …

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Are Intellectual Property Rights Unfair?

Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

distorts occupational choice. We study this possibility in the context of a model with horizontal innovation, where the …

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Reallocation and Technology: Evidence from the U.S. Steel Industry

Collard-Wexler, Allan; De Loecker, Jan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We measure the impact of a drastic new technology for producing steel, the minimill, on the aggregate productivity of U.S. steel producers, using unique plant-level data between 1963 and 2002. We find that the sharp increase in the industry's productivity is linked to this new technology, and...

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