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Distribution and Growth in an Economy with Limited Needs
Saint-Paul, Gilles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
This paper studies a model of the distribution of income under bounded needs. Utility derived from any given good reaches a bliss point at a finite consumption level of that good. On the other hand, introducing new varieties always increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a...
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Trust-Based Work-Time and Product Improvements: Evidence from Firm Level Data
Godart, Olivier; Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We explore whether the introduction of trust based working hours is related to the subsequent innovation performance of … adoption of trust based working hours and innovation seems to be driven by the degree of control and self-management over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884337
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Social Capital, Innovation and Growth: Evidence from Europe
Akçomak, I. Semih; ter Weel, Bas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper investigates the interplay between social capital, innovation and per capita income growth in the European … Union. We model and identify innovation as an important mechanism that transforms social capital into higher income levels …. In an empirical investigation of 102 European regions in the period 1990-2002, we show that higher innovation performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703394
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The Wider Economic Impacts of High-Skilled Migrants: A Survey of the Literature
Nathan, Max - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010796455
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Access to Modern Energy: a Review of Impact Evaluations
Bonan, Jacopo; Pareglio, Stefano; Tavoni, Massimo - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014
Universal access to modern energy services, in terms of access to electricity and to modern cooking facilities, has been recognized as fundamental challenge for development and is likely to be included in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Despite a strong praise for action and several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011162055
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Capacites d'innovation : le capital de savoir, gage de survie et de croissance des entreprises
Baldwin, John R.; Gellatly, Guy - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2006
Le present document decrit les constatations tirees d'un programme de recherche visant a souligner l'importance des competences qui decoulent des investissements dans l'actif incorporel pour le processus de croissance des entreprises. Le programme comportait deux parties. Premierement, des bases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005129482
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Innovation Capabilities: The Knowledge Capital Behind the Survival and Growth of Firms
Baldwin, John R.; Gellatly, Guy - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2006
This paper summarizes the findings of a research program aimed at outlining the importance to the firm growth process of competencies that arise from investments in intangible assets. The program has consisted of two parts. First, longitudinal databases have provided a rich set of studies on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695637
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Investissements du Canada en science et innovation : le concept actuel de la recherche et developpement est-il suffisant?
Beckstead, Desmond; Gellatly, Guy; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 2005
aux fins du SCN devrait inclure une vaste gamme de couts d'innovation dans le domaine des sciences et que ce concept plus … rapport a celui des Etats Unis. Si toutes les depenses au titre de l'innovation dans le domaine des sciences sont capitalisees …, le PIB augmentera. Cependant, il semble que le systeme d'innovation au Canada est axe davantage sur les depenses autres …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005321957
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La haute technologie est-elle l'exclusivite des entreprises ou peut-elle s'appliquer a l'ensemble d'un secteur d'activite? Donnees recueillies aupres des nouvelles entreprises axee...
Gellatly, Guy; Baldwin, John R. - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1998
connexes sur l'evolution technologique et l'innovation ont mene a l'elaboration de systemes visant a classer les secteurs d … tiennent pas compte du degre d'innovation, ni des competences du capital humain que l'on retrouve dans certains secteurs d …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005322011
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Utilisation des technologies de pointe dans les etablissements de fabrication
Baldwin, John R.; Diverty, Brent - Statistics Canada, Government of Canada - 1995
Le present document analyse les caracteristiques des usines canadiennes de fabrication qui sont associees a l'utilisation des technologies de pointe. Les donnees employees sont tirees de l'Enquete sur les technologies de la fabrication de 1989 et sont liees aux donnees administratives du...
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