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Interoperability and market foreclosure in the European Microsoft case

Kuhn, Kai Uwe; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

incentives and (b) innovation effects of the proposed remedy. We discuss the economic basis for the Commission’s claims that … and argue that the effects on innovation are not unambiguously negative as Microsoft claim. We conclude with some general … implications of the case for anti-trust enforcement in high innovation sectors. …

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Carbon taxes, path dependency and directed technical change: evidence from the auto industry

Aghion, Philippe; Dechezlepretre, Antoine; Hemous, David; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

innovation distinguishing between “dirty” (internal combustion engine) and “clean” (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 … tax-inclusive fuel prices. Furthermore, there is path dependence in the type of innovation both from aggregate spillovers … and from the firm's own innovation history. Using our model we simulate the increases in carbon taxes needed to allow …

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Measuring the cost effectiveness of an R&D tax credit for the UK

Griffith, Rachel; Redding, Stephen; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001

effect on technology transfer (catching up with the technological frontier) as well as innovation (pushing the frontier …

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Who bore the burden of wage arrears in the Kyrgyz republic?

Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002

Despite large falls in output in the FSU, rather than firing workers, workers were subjected to long spells of unpaid leave or non-payment of wages (wage arrears). Wage arrears is a significant problem in the countries of the FSU, particularly in light of price liberalization on most goods and...

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The effect of unobservables on labour supply decisions: the formal and informal sector during transition

Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

The transition from a command economy in the FSU resulted in increased activities in the informal sector. However despite prevalent delays in wage payments many workers were still observed to be working full-time in the formal sector. Here a model of workers' labour supply decisions incorporates...

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Why labour hoarding may be rational: a model of firm behaviour during transition

Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

In the Former Soviet Union, the early 1990s were characterized by large falls in GDP and small changes to already low unemployment. The slow adjustment to unemployment was a result of employers using various means to maintain employment levels, including; extended periods of unpaid leave,...

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Technological innovation and economic performance in the United Kingdom

Nickell, S. J.; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001

due to a weakness in technological innovation despite a high quality science base. This includes comparatively low and …

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Trapped factors and China’s impact on global growth

Bloom, Nicholas; Romer, Paul; Terry, Stephen; Van … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

long-run growth by increasing the profit from innovation. In the short run, factors of production must be reallocated … inside firms, which lowers the opportunity cost of innovation, generating an additional “trapped factor” effect. Starting …

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IT and management in America

Bloom, Nicholas; Brynjolfsson, Erik; Foster, Lucia; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

, higher rates of innovation and faster employment growth. Second, there is a substantial dispersion of management practices …

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Are family-friendly workplace practices a valuable firm resource?

Bloom, Nick; Kretschmer, Tobias; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011

We study the determinants and consequences of family-friendly workplace practices (FFWP) using a sample of over 450 manufacturing firms in Germany, France, U.K., and U.S. We find a positive correlation between firm productivity and FFWP. This association disappears, however, once we control for...

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