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The Weightless Economy in Economic Development
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
development. Evidence from the failed Industrial Revolution in 14th-century China illustrates the empirical relevance of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791375
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Import competition from and outsourcing to China: a curse or blessing for firms?
Mion, Giordano; Zhu, Linke - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
China is different from both other low-wage and OECD countries. Industry-level import competition and firm-level outsourcing … to China reduce firm employment growth and induce skill upgrading. In contrast, industry-level imports have no effect on … Belgian firm survival, while firm-level outsourcing of finished goods to China even increased firm's probability of survival …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854491
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Inventors (But Never Asked): Evidence from the PatVal-EU Survey
Brusoni, Stefano; Crespi, Gustavo; Francoz, Dominique; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124480
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Venture Capital and Industrial ''Innovation''
Hirukawa, Masayuki; Ueda, Masako - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
impact on patent count at industry level, and this impact is larger than that of R&D expenditures. We confirm that this … measure of innovation alternative to patent count. Unlike the impact on patent count, we do not find that VC investment … and material. Therefore, our finding suggests that, at industry level, VC investment increases the patent propensity but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136420
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Creative Destruction and Productive Preemption
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We develop a theory of innovation for entry and sale into oligopoly, and show that an invention of higher quality is more likely to be sold (or licensed) to an incumbent due to strategic product market effects on the sales price. Preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008865973
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Rational parasites
Benoit, Jean-Pierre; Galbiati, Roberto; Henry, Emeric - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
show that investment can take place even without patent protection, as parasites limit their imitation to preserve the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083356
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Does Geographical Agglomeration Foster Economic Growth? And Who Gains and Looses From It?
Fujita, Masahisa; Thisse, Jacques-François - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper proposes a two-region model of endogenous growth, which is a natural combination of a core-periphery model a la Krugman and of a model of endogenous growth a la Grossman/Helpman/Romer. Specifically, we add to the core-periphery model an R&D sector that uses skilled labour to create...
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Population, Technology and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition
Galor, Oded; Weil, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
This paper develops a unified model of growth, population, and technological progress that is consistent with long-term historical evidence. The economy endogenously evolves through three phases. In the Malthusian regime, population growth is positively related to the level of income per capita....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662118
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Ability Biased Technological Transition, Wage Inequality and Growth
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
This paper develops a growth model in which the endogenous evolution of technological progress and wage inequality is consistent with the observed pattern in the United States and several European economies in the last two centuries. The model accounts for: a) the rise in wage inequality between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662180
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Centralized Bargaining, Multi-Tasking, and Work Incentives
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
The paper examines the implications of an important aspect of the ongoing reorganization of work – the move from occupational specialization towards multi-tasking – for centralized wage bargaining. The analysis shows how, on account of this reorganization, centralized bargaining becomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662207