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innovation to observe the influence of firm size and of market concentration on innovative activities, and to interrogate the … differences in influences of innovation determinants in different size classes and competition statuses. Our analysis reveals that … employment increases the likelihood of R&D and product innovation, and its influence on R&D expenditures is positive but at less …
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We prove that the change in welfare of a representative consumer is summarized by the current and expected future … while taking prices parametrically. This result justifies TFP as the right summary measure of welfare (even in situations … where it does not properly measure technology) and makes it possible to calculate the contributions of disaggregated units …
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Non-R&D innovation is a common economic phenomenon, though R&D has been the central focus of policy making and … scholarly research in the field of innovation. An analysis of the third European Community Innovation Survey (CIS-3) results for …. In contrast, firms that engage in product innovation, find clients, universities and research institutions an important …
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Mobile remittances have a high development potential as they hold the promise of providing quick, easy and cheap money transfers. In Africa mobile phone usage has increased sharply and mobile banking providers are extending their services, enabling greater opportunities for mobile remittances....
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To date there has been few systematic and comparative empirical analyses of the nature of economic development in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of structural change between 1980 and 2010, focusing on the...
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This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
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We refine modelling of the radical innovation decision in this paper by extending real option theory to include non … stochastic shocks imply that investment in radical innovation may very often be too time consuming and/or expensive to remain …
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The paper uses data from a recent survey on Brazilian firms to investigate the role of technology in the … these days, and their technology-seeking purpose is a strong driver for the internationalization, as firms are searching for … decisions to invest in developed destinations. We found out that technology is an asset used as a competitive resource, and that …
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took the leadership in terms of new deliveries. In order to understand the co-evolution of demand for aircraft, technology … and industrial structure, the paper applies a framework for innovation system dynamics that investigates in detail the … efficient jet engine technology, cheaper oil prices, market liberalization and the expansion of regional services boosted by the …
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devoted to the R&D activities of Russian multinational companies, and access to foreign technology as a driver of corporate …
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