The intellectual breakthrough contributed by the new growth theory was the recognition that investments in knowledge … and human capital endogenously generate economic growth through the spillover of knowledge. Endogenous growth theory does … entrepreneurship as a mechanism that reduces the knowledge filter. A cross-country regression analysis over the period 1981 …

opportunity by developing a knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship. The basic argument is that knowledge created … entrepreneurship literature is that opportunities are exogenous, the most prevalent theory of innovation in the economics literature …Contemporary theories of entrepreneurship generally focus on the decision-making context of the individual. The …

We review the role of R&D in endogenous growth theory, and describe extant empirical research – macro and micro …, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more generally, the economics of intellectual property rights. This paper argues …

knowledge. Three long-term outcomes emerge. First, a "Secularization" or "Western-European" regime with declining religiosity …, unimpeded science, a passive Church and high levels of taxes and transfers. Second, a "Theocratic" regime with knowledge …

surplus from his production. At any time, the novice can leave the relationship with his acquired knowledge and produce on his … structured as an apprenticeship, in which all production generated during training is used to compensate the expert. Knowledge … transfer takes a simple form. In the first period, the expert gifts the novice a positive level of knowledge, which is …

proportion of knowledge workers in employment, depending on the response of the overall demand for knowledge to the implied … reduction in the cost of acquiring it. In my model, knowledge (in a broad sense) is an input into the production function of … knowledge input in the production of human capital. An improvement in IT is modelled as an increase in the number of people who …

consider a menu of procurement methods and policies for best procuring new knowledge and innovative products, discussing their …

This paper reviews the cross-country record of economic growth, using as organizing framework how economic theory has … of knowledge and technology in economic growth. …