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Environmental Policy Design and the Fragmentation of International Markets for Innovation
Johnstone, Nick; Hascic, Ivan - CESifo - 2009
environmentally-related taxes and tradable permits is likely to lead to greater technological innovation than more direct forms of … aspects of product and labour market regulation which have implications for technological innovation, such as product and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005000383
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Why to Invest in your Neighbor? Social Contract on Educational Investment
Poutvaara, Panu; Kanniainen, Vesa - CESifo - 1999
conditions are surprisingly mild: positive externalities in education and complementarity in production between human capital and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196270
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A Theory of Health Investment under Competing Mortality Risks
Chang, Fwu-Ranq - CESifo - 2002
In this paper we present a theory of health investment when there are multiple causes of death. Since there are several risks “competing“ for one's life, the health investments in avoiding different causes of death are not independent in general. We analyze the optimal investment rules and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406182
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Endogeneous Matching in University-Industry Collaboration: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the UK
Banal-Estañol, Albert; Macho-Stadler, Ines; … - CESifo - 2013
We develop a two-sided matching model to analyze collaboration between heterogeneous academics and firms. We predict a positive assortative matching in terms of both scientific ability and affinity for type of research, but negative assortative in terms of ability on one side and affinity in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681221
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The Learning Process and Technological Change in Wind Power: Evidence from China's CDM Wind Projects
Tang, Tian; Popp, David - CESifo - 2014
-friendly technologies and encourages technology transfer. The CDM has provided financial support for a large share of Chinese wind projects … since 2002. Using pooled cross-sectional data of 486 registered CDM wind projects in China from 2002 to 2009, we examine the … manufacturers in China’s wind power industry. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752785
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Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Transfer and Exports in Developing Countries
Yang, Lei; Maskus, Keith E. - CESifo - 2008
We develop a model to analyze one mechanism under which stronger intellectual property rights (IPR) protection may improve the ability of firms in developing countries to break intoexport markets. A Northern firm with a superior process technology chooses either exports or technology transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406245
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Mitigating Liquidity Constraints: Public Export Credit Guarantees in Germany
Felbermayr, Gabriel J.; Heiland, Inga; Yalcin, Erdal - CESifo - 2012
Reportedly, firms often find it impossible to finance large and long-term projects despite positive net present values. Should governments step in and can their assistance be effective? This paper studies the case of public export credit guarantees in Germany. Covering the default risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877647
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Do Entrepreneurs Matter?
Becker, Sascha O.; Hvide, Hans K. - CESifo - 2013
In the large literature on firm performance, economists have given little attention to entrepreneurs. We use deaths of more than 500 entrepreneurs as a source of exogenous variation, and ask whether this variation can explain shifts in firm performance. Using longitudinal data, we find large and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010607007
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Ownership Concentration and Share Valuation: Evidence from Germany
Edwards, Jeremy; Weichenrieder, Alfons - CESifo - 1999
Concentrated ownership of large listed companies is widespread throughout the world, and Germany is typical in this respect. This paper proposes a method of distinguishing empirically between the beneficial and harmful effects of ownership concentration, and applies it to German data. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406388
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Market Effects of Voluntary Climate Action by Firms: Evidence from the Chicago Climate Exchange
Gans, Will; Hintermann, Beat - CESifo - 2011
Why do for-profit firms take voluntary steps to improve the environment? Brand appeal to green consumers or investors, the ability to influence or avoid regulation, or the experience gained for future regulation, have all been suggested as possible reasons. The empirical evidence is decidedly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021238