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The impact of ‘clean innovation’ on economic growth: evidence from the transport and energy industries
Martin, Ralf; Vaitilingam, Romesh - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
Policies on climate change that encourage 'clean innovation' while displacing 'dirty innovation' could have a positive impact on short-term economic growth while avoiding the potentially disastrous reduction in GDP that could result from climate change over the longer term.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126727
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Strategic patenting and software innovation
Noel, Michael; Schankerman, Mark - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
software industry. We focus on two key aspects: patent portfolio size which affects bargaining power in patent disputes, and … the fragmentation of patent rights (.patent thickets.) which increases the transaction costs of enforcement. We develop a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744919
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Strategic patenting and software innovation
Noel, Michael; Schankerman, Mark - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
software industry. We focus on two key aspects: patent portfolio size which affects bargaining power in patent disputes, and … the fragmentation of patent rights (.patent thickets.) which increases the transaction costs of enforcement. We develop a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746431
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Patents and the global diffusion of new drugs
Cockburn, Iain; Lanjouw, Jean O.; Schankerman, Mark - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
This paper studies how patent rights and price regulation affect how fast new drugs are launched in different countries … duration and content of patent and price control regimes. Price regulation strongly delays launch, while longer and more … extensive patent protection accelerates it. Health policy institutions, and economic and demographic factors that make markets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126137
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Regional convergence clusters across Europe
Megir, Costas; Quah, Danny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1995
Per capita incomes across European regions are not equal and do not stay constant; regional income distributions uctuate over time. Such a process could have many possible limiting outcomes: complete equal- ity (convergence), stratication, and continually increasing inequality are but three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884518
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Innovation and access to technologies for sustainable development: diagnosing weaknesses and identifying interventions in the Transnational Arena
Anadon, Laura Diaz; Matus, Kira J. M.; Moon, Suerie; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
Sustainable development – improving human well-being across present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs – is a central challenge for the 21st century. Technological innovation can play an important role in moving society toward...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126384
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My Precious! the location and diffusion of scientific research: evidence from the synchrotron diamond light source
Helmers, Christian; Overman, Henry G. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
use both academic publications and patent data to trace the geographical distribution of related knowledge and innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126204
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Internationalization and innovation of firms: evidence and policy
Altomonte, Carlo; Aquilante, Tommaso; Békés, Gábor; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
We use a representative and cross-country comparable sample of manufacturing firms (EFIGE) to document patterns of interaction among firm-level internationalization, innovation and productivity across seven European countries (Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom). We...
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Green chemistry and green engineering in China: drivers, policies and barriers to innovation
Matus, Kira J. M.; Xiao, Xin; Zimmerman, Julie B. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
With the world’s largest population and consistently rapid rates of economic growth, China faces a choice of whether it will move towards a more sustainable development trajectory. This paper identifies the different factors driving innovation in the fields of green chemistry and green...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071127
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Advanced purchase commitments for a malaria vaccine: estimating costs and effectiveness
Berndt, Ernst R.; Glennerster, Rachel; Kremer, Michael R.; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
To overcome the problem of insufficient research and development (R&D) on vaccines for diseases concentrated in low-income countries, sponsors could commit to purchase viable vaccines if and when they are developed. One or more sponsors would commit to a minimum price that would be paid per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071268