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Innovation in Cities: Science-Based Diversity, Specialization and Localized Competition

Audretsch, David B; Feldman, Maryann P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

effect of the composition of economic activity on innovation. We test whether the specialization of economic activity within … together complementary activities, better promotes innovation. The evidence provides considerable support for the diversity …

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Innovative Clusters and the Industry Life Cycle

Audretsch, David B; Feldman, Maryann P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

The purpose of this paper is to link the propensity for innovative activity to cluster spatially to the stage of the industry life cycle. The theory of knowledge spillovers, based on the knowledge production function for innovative activity, suggests that geographic proximity matters most in...

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Taxation and the International Mobility of Inventors

Akcigit, Ufuk; Baslandze, Salomé; Stantcheva, Stefanie - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

This paper studies the effect of top tax rates on inventors' mobility since 1977. We put special emphasis on "superstar" inventors, those with the most and most valuable patents. We use panel data on inventors from the United States and European Patent Offices to track inventors' locations over...

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The Territorial Dynamics Of Innovation In China And India

Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Storper, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

This paper 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 … contrast, innovation is much more dependent on a combination of good local socioeconomic structures and investment in science …

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Migration and Regional Adjustment to Asymmetric Shocks in Transition Economies

Fidrmuc, Jan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

Does migration facilitate regional adjustment to idiosyncratic shocks? The evidence from post-communist economies indicates that the efficacy of migration in reducing inter-regional unemployment and wage differentials has in fact been rather low. High wages appear to encourage - and, similarly,...

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Labour Mobility During Transition: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Fidrmuc, Jan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

In this paper, I analyse the development of inter-regional mobility in the Czech Republic during the transition from central planning to a market economy. I show that while the intensity of migration is low and has even fallen during the transition, regional disparities in unemployment rates and...

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Wage Policies of a Russian Firm and the Financial Crisis of 1998: Evidence from Personnel Data - 1997 to 2002

Dohmen, Thomas J; Lehmann, Hartmut; Schaffer, Mark E - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

We use a rich personnel data set from a Russian firm for the years 1997 to 2002 to analyze how the financial crisis in 1998 and the resulting change in external labour market conditions affect the wages and the welfare of workers inside a firm. We provide evidence that large shocks to external...

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The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants

Brown, J David; Earle, John S - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

Gross job and worker flows in Russian industry are studied using panel data from a recent survey of 530 firms selected through national probability sampling. The data permit an examination of several important measurement issues – including the timing and definition of employment, the roles of...

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Competition Enhancing Policies and Infrastructure: Evidence from Russia

Brown, J David; Earle, John S - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper investigates whether the efficiency effect of product market dispersion is a function of the infrastructural and policy environment. We hypothesise that more developed transportation and communication infrastructure and lower government regulation may reduce transaction costs,...

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Privatization, Competition and Reform Strategies: Theory and Evidence from Russian Enterprise Panel Data

Brown, J David; Earle, John S - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

A critical, but largely unexamined assumption in the debate over reform policy design, concerns the complementarity or substitutability of market competition and private ownership in increasing firm efficiency. We analyse a simple Cournot model that distinguishes two aspects of privatization...

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