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Entrepreneurship, cooperation and the firm : the emergence and survival of high-technology ventures in Europe
Ulijn, J. M. (contributor); Drillon, Dominique (contributor) - 2007
Pt. 1. The role of the individual versus that of the institution -- Pt. 2. The econo-geographic aspects of emergence, cooperation and survival -- Pt. 3. The cultural levels of nation, gender, profession, sector and region in emergence, cooperation and survival.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419998
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Productivity in Asia : economic growth and competitiveness
Jorgenson, Dale Weldeau (contributor);  … - 2007
1. Introduction -- 2. Investigating productivity slowdown in the 1990s by using the KLEM database in Japan -- 3. The … sources of growth of US industries -- 4. Total factor productivity growth in Chinese industries, 1981-2000 -- 5. Growth … accounting and productivity analysis by 33 industrial sectors in Korea (1984-2002) -- 6. Industry-wide total factor productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420031
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Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries
Tribe, Michael A. (contributor);  … - 2001
This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850989
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The dynamics of Asian manufacturing : a comparative perspective in the late twentieth century
Timmer, Marcel - 2000
comparison with the world productivity leader, the USA. The author uses new empirical data to assess the degree of structural … change in the manufacturing sector and its importance for productivity growth. He then discusses conditions for economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473898
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The growth process in East Asian manufacturing industries : a re-examination
Sun, Chia-Hung - 2004
factor productivity (TFP) growth and aims to identify the sources of output growth in these East Asian economies. Chia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474036
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The dynamics of knowledge externalities : localized technological change in Italy
Antonelli, Cristiano - 2011
important contributions. Firstly, it elaborates the hypothesis that total factor productivity growth stems from pecuniary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851040
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The future of economic growth : as new becomes old
Boyer, Robert - 2004
In this book, Robert Boyer follows the origins, course and collapse of the "new economy" and proposes a new interpretation of US dynamism during the 1990s. He argues that the diffusion of information and communication technologies is only part of a story that also requires understanding of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851599
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Knowledge, inequality, and growth in the new economy
Nahuis, Richard - 2003
of wage inequality between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and the relatively low productivity growth experienced … technological revolution, describe why this does not necessarily result in high productivity growth and outline the best methods to … measure productivity in the new economy. This exhaustive exploration of productivity growth and wage inequality between high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474134
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Performance of the Chinese insurance industry under economic reforms
Yao, Shujie - 2010
The Chinese insurance industry has experienced rapid development during the past decade. This original book is the first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector, and presents a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852093
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Green national accounting and sustainability
Löfgren, Karl-Gustaf - 2011
Concerns about natural resource scarcity, together with the increased awareness of environmental problems, has led to widespread interest in green accounting, which attempts to extend the standard national accounts to include the yields from natural and environmental resources. For this volume,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852308