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The handbook of technology foresight : concepts and practice
Georghiou, Luke (ed.) - 2008
Foresight has emerged as a key instrument for the development and implementation of research and innovation policy. The main focus of activity has been at the national level. Governments have sought to set priorities, to build networks between science and industry and, in some cases, to change...
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Tax compliance and tax morale : a theoretical and empirical analysis
Torgler, Benno - 2007
The question of why citizens pay their taxes has attracted increased attention in the tax compliance literature of late. In this book, Benno Torgler considers the evidence that suggests that enforcement efforts cannot fully explain the high degree of tax compliance within society. To attempt to...
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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth
Rogers, Mark - 2003
Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm capabilities - the central argument of the book is that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473801
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The new economics of outdoor recreation
Hanley, Nick (contributor); Wright, Robert E. (contributor);  … - 2003
group of authors covers real-world recreation management issues and applies economic understanding to these problems. An …
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Terrorism and the international business environment : the security-business nexus
Suder, Gabriele G. S. (contributor) - 2004
operation studies -- pt. 4. Implications of crisis in a synergetic world …
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Challenging time series : limits to knowledge, inertia, and caprice
Stanley, T. D. - 2000
measures of the world's economies including GDP, prices and consumer spending. The behavioral inertia hypothesis claims that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473885
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Economic forecasting : an Edward Elgar research review
Mills, Terence C. - 2016
-Memory Stochastic Volatility Model: Estimation, Prediction and Seasonal Adjustment, Journal of Econometrics, 131, 29-58. -- ANDERSEN …: One-Sided Estimation and Forecasting, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 100, 830-839. -- EICKMEIER, Sandra …-1578. -- HANSEN, Peter R. and Asger LUNDE (2005), A Forecast Comparison of Volatility Models: Does Anything Beat a GARCH(1 …
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The economic growth engine : how energy and work drive material prosperity
Ayres, Robert U. - 2009
The historic link between output (GDP) growth and employment has weakened. Since there is no quantitively verifiable economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical work) and economics
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Innovation and the growth of cities
Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002
Machine generated contents note: 1 Technology and entrepreneurship 1 -- 2 Knowledge, innovation and firm size 24 -- 3 Local geographic spillovers 44 -- 4 Sectoral characteristics 63 -- 5 Innovation of entrepreneurial firms 74 -- 6 Capital structure, innovation and firm size 98 -- 7 Employment...
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The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence
Vivarelli, Marco - 1995
The impact of technical change on employment is investigated in this important new book which offers a critical appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and Employment addresses the impact of technical change on...
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