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The Sources of the Urban Wage Premium by Worker Skills
Andersson, Martin; Klaesson, Johan; Larsson, Johan P - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
We estimate the respective importance of spatial sorting and agglomeration economies in explaining the urban wage premium for workers with different sets of skills. Sorting is the main source of the wage premium. Agglomeration economies are in general small, but are larger for workers with...
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Combinatorial knowledge bases: integrating cognitive, organizational and spatial dimensions in innovation studies and economic geography
Manniche, Jesper; Moodysson, Jerker; Testa, Stefania - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
approach in the research fields of innovation studies and economic geography. Secondly, to propose a broadened interpretation …, regions and time periods and for analytically integrating the cognitive, organizational and spatial dimensions of innovation … and learning. Thirdly, to provide methodological suggestions for how to apply such broadened interpretation of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098757
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Upgrading in Asian clusters: Rethinking the importance of interactive-learning
Chaminade, Cristina; Vang-Lauridsen, Jan - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2008
competing on innovation in the global value chain; special attention is paid to clustered SMEs. By comparing 4 clusters in …This paper is concerned with unpacking the role of clusters in supporting the move from competing on low-costs to … different industries in Asia, we highlight significant differences in the learning paths of clustered SMEs. The paper …
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Local Clusters of Entrepreneurs -neighborhood peer effects in entrepreneurship?
Andersson, Martin; Larsson, Johan P. - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013
. Local peer effects appear as important in explaining local clusters of entrepreneurs, and imply a local feedback-effect in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010722779
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What Does Evolutionary Economic Geography Bring To The Policy Table? Reconceptualising regional innovation systems
Asheim, Bjørn; M. Bugge, Markus; Coenen, Lars; … - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2013
of regional innovation systems in the landscape of evolutionary economic geography. It argues that the current emphasis … a renewed regional innovation systems approach, the article presents a policy intervention framework for constructing …
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Towards an evolutionary perspective on regional resilience
Boschma, Ron - Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the … - 2014
This paper proposes an evolutionary perspective on regional resilience. We conceptualize resilience not just as the ability of a region to accommodate shocks, but we extend it to the long-term ability of regions to develop new growth paths. We propose a comprehensive view on regional resilience,...
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A Market for Connections
Miettinen, Topi; Poutvaara, Panu - CESifo - 2012
Government or company decisions on whom to hire are mostly delegated to politicians, public sector officials or human resources and procurement managers. Due to anti-corruption laws, agents cannot sell contracts or positions that they are delegated to decide upon. Even if bribing is ruled out,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010548151
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Employee Referral, Social Proximity and Worker Discipline: Theory and Evidence from India
Dhillon, Amrita; Iversen, Vegard; Torsvik, Gaute - CESifo - 2013
We study an important mechanism underlying employee referrals into informal low skilled jobs in developing countries. Employers can exploit social preferences between employee referees and potential workers to improve discipline. The profitability of using referrals increases with referee stakes...
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Complex Financial Networks and Systemic Risk: A Review
Bougheas, Spiros; Kirman, Alan P. - CESifo - 2014
In this paper we review recent advances in financial economics in relation to the measurement of systemic risk. We start by reviewing studies that apply traditional measures of risk to financial institutions. However, the main focus of the review is on studies that use network analysis paying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764284
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Coworker Networks in the Labour Market
Glitz, Albrecht - CESifo - 2013
This paper studies the effect of coworker-based networks on individual labour market outcomes. I analyse how the … these networks that is due to the occurrence of mass-layoffs in the establishments of former coworkers. The empirical …
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