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 …

efficiency; provides further insight into why Open Source Software is a successful model of innovation and development in digital …

, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more generally, the economics of intellectual property rights. This paper argues …

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 … not explain how or why spillovers occur. The missing link is the mechanism converting knowledge into economically relevant …

public and large private firm’s procurement may induce innovation and growth at the national, industry or supply network … potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … consider a menu of procurement methods and policies for best procuring new knowledge and innovative products, discussing their …

: the technology and scale effect. The second aim is to analyse the causal relationship between foreign ownership and these … emerge: (i) any positive impact of ownership change is predominantly due to change in technical efficiency, not scale effects …

characterization of the Nash equilibrium of the fighting game, and of how the network structure affects individual and total fighting …We study from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective how a network of military alliances and enmities affects … the intensity of a conflict. The model combines elements from network theory and from the politico-economic theory of …