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Education and Invention
Toivanen, Otto; Väänänen, Lotta - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Modern growth theory puts invention on the center stage. Inventions are created by individuals, raising the question: can we increase number of inventors? To answer this question, we study the causal effect of M.Sc. engineering education on invention, using data on U.S. patents’ Finnish...
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When local interaction does not suffice: Sources of firm innovation in urban Norway
Fitjar, Rune Dahl; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The geographical sources of innovation of firms have been hotly debated. While the traditional view is that physical … survey of the level of innovation of 1604 firms of more than 10 employees located in the five largest Norwegian city … innovation and b) the factors behind the propensity to innovate in Norwegian firms. The results stress that while interaction …
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Creativity, cities and innovation
Lee, Neil; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
occupations are also a fundamental, but overlooked, driver of innovation. Theory also suggests cities are important for both … the links between creative industries, occupations, cities and innovation at the firm level. This paper addresses this gap … driver of innovation. We find no support for the hypothesis that urban creative industries firms are particularly innovative …
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Innovation in creative cities: Evidence from British small firms
Lee, Neil; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
concentration and innovation. This paper addresses this gap with an analysis of around 1,300 UK SMEs. The results suggest that firms …
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Electoral politics and regional development: assessing the geographical allocation of public investment in Turkey
Luca, Davide; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
One of the most important decisions that governments face is how to allocate the public resources necessary for development, given each country’s budget constraints. According to the literature on the links between wealth and institutional performance, highly kleptocratic countries are...
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Unemployment Dynamics of the 'Mezzogiornos of Europe': Lessons for the Mezzogiorno of Italy
Basile, Roberto; Schioppa, Padoa; Kostoris, Fiorella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
The unemployment dynamics in the Mezzogiorno of Italy seem to corroborate the New Economic Geography predictions, whereby, under some specific hypotheses, a stronger economic integration can amplify the regional polarisation of unemployment rates in Europe. It is, however, unclear which features...
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Immigration and the School System
Albornoz-Crespo, Facundo; Cabrales, Antonio; Hauk, Esther - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Immigration is an important problem in many societies, and it has wide-ranging eects on the educational systems of host countries. There is a now a large empirical literature, but very little theoretical work on this topic. We introduce a model of family immigration in a framework where school...
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The Effect of High School Matriculation Awards: Evidence from Randomized Trials
Angrist, Joshua; Lavy, Victor - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
In Israel, as in many other countries, a high school matriculation certificate is required by universities and some jobs. In spite of the certificate’s value, Israeli society is marked by vast differences in matriculation rates by region and socioeconomic status. We attempted to increase the...
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Effects on School Enrollment and Performance of a Conditional Cash Transfers Program in Mexico
de Janvry, Alain; Dubois, Pierre; Sadoulet, Elisabeth - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
We study the effects of a conditional cash transfers program on school enrollment and performance in Mexico. We provide a theoretical framework for analyzing the dynamic educational process including the endogeneity and uncertainty of performance at school (passing grades) and the effect of a...
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Paying for Performance: The Effect of Teachers' Financial Incentives on Students' Scholastic Outcomes
Lavy, Victor - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
Performance-related pay for teachers is being introduced in many countries, but there is little evaluation to date on the effects of such programmes. This Paper evaluates a particular incentive experiment. The incentive program is a rank-order tournament among teachers of English, Hebrew, and...
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