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Moving Towards a More Dynamic Business Sector in Spain

Pandiella, Alberto González - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Policy efforts to revitalise entrepreneurship and investment in Spain are key to generating growth and new jobs. The …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276814

Unleashing Business Innovation in Canada

Bibbee, Alexandra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

This paper discusses how to improve Canada’s business innovation in order to boost labour productivity and output growth. Many general framework conditions are highly favourable to business risk-taking and innovation, including macro stability, openness, strong human capital, low corporate tax...

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From Bricks to Brains: Increasing the Contribution of Knowledge-based Capital to Growth in Ireland

Haugh, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

investment, Ireland scores high in international innovation scoreboards. Overall, policies to boost innovation and … entrepreneurship are on the right track, but investment in knowledge-based capital could be made a more dynamic source of growth and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276991

Maintaining Switzerland's Top Innovation Capacity

Jaumotte, Florence - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

Despite some weakening in the 1990s, partly due to sluggish trend growth, the Swiss innovation performance has been very strong. There are, however, areas in which policy reforms could strengthen innovation further and help Switzerland maintain its lead in the face of a changing global...

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Finance and Growth: Some Theoretical Considerations and a Review of the Empirical Literature

Tsuru, Kotaro - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

This paper aims at providing an overview of the theoretical considerations and a review of the empirical literature on the relationship between finance and growth. Section I describes the role of financial development in economic growth at the macro level, both theoretically and empirically....

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Stimulating Innovation in Russia: The Role of Institutions and Policies

Gianella, Christian; Tompson, William - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007

This paper examines the potential role of innovation policy in enhancing long-term productivity growth in Russia. It begins by exploring the role of framework conditions for business in encouraging innovative activities, particularly with respect to intellectual property rights and competition....

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Upgrading Japan's Innovation System to Sustain Economic Growth

Jones, Randall S.; Yokoyama, Tadashi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

is the third highest in the OECD area, the benefits do not appear to have been commensurate with the level of investment …

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Has Deregulation Increased Investment in Infrastructure?: Firm-Level Evidence from OECD Countries

Araújo, Sónia - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

This paper investigates the role played by deregulation on firms’ investment decisions in infrastructure sectors. The … entry, public ownership, vertical unbundling and the existence of an independent regulator with firm level investment … behaviour. We find that the impact of regulation on investment is both sector and firm specific. A reduction in the degree of …

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Raising Investment in Brazil

Arnold, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Low investment rates are limiting Brazil’s future potential growth rate. This paper analyses a number of potential … reasons for these low investment rates and discusses policy options to achieve faster capital accumulation. A shortage of … domestic saving appears to be a major constraint to higher investment rates in Brazil. Due to high levels of current …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009350673

The Impact of Structural Policies on Saving, Investment and Current Accounts

Kerdrain, Clovis; Koske, Isabell; Wanner, Isabelle - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

This paper explores the impact of structural policies on saving, investment, and current accounts in OECD and non … well as for a panel/cross-section of 117 OECD and non-OECD countries that relate saving, investment and current accounts to … saving, investment and current accounts through their impact on macroeconomic conditions such as productivity growth or …

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