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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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Globalisation, ICT and the nitty gritty of plant level datasets

Martin, Ralf - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

The net entry contribution to aggregate productivity growth has increased dramatically in the UK over 1990s according to calculations based on data from the Annual Respondents Database (ARD). Some recent studies have tried to link this to other structural changes over the same period such as...

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Technology, information and the decentralization of the firm

Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Lelarge, Claire; Van … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

This paper develops a framework to analyze the relationship between the diffusion of new technologies and the decentralization decisions of firms. Centralized control relies on the information of the principal, which we equate with publicly available information. Decentralized control, on the...

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Innovation, reallocation and growth

Acemoglu, Daron; Akcigit, Ufuk; Bloom, Nicholas; Kerr, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

We build a model of firm-level innovation, productivity growth and reallocation featuring endogenous entry and exit. A …

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Modern management: good for the environment or just hot air?

Bloom, Nick; Genakos, Christos; Martin, Ralf; Sadun, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

We use an innovative methodology to measure management practices in over 300 manufacturing firms in the UK. We then match this management data to production and energy usage information for establishments owned by these firms. We find that establishments in better managed firms are significantly...

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What are the channels for technology sourcing? Panel data evidence from German companies

Harhoff, Dietmar; Mueller, Elisabeth; Van Reenen, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

Innovation processes within corporations increasingly tap into international technology sources, yet little is known … about the relative contribution of different types of innovation channels. We investigate the effectiveness of different …

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