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Cloud sourcing and innovation: slow train coming? A composite research study

Willcocks, Leslie P.; Venters, Will; Whitley, Edgar A. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

Purpose – Although cloud computing has been heralded as driving the innovation agenda, there is growing evidence that cloud computing is actually a “slow train coming”. The purpose of this paper is to seek to understand the factors that drive and inhibit the adoption of cloud computing,...

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Infrastructure and regional growth in the European Union

Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

Transport infrastructure has represented one of the cornerstones of development and cohesion strategies in the European … controversial. This paper revisits the question of to what extent transport infrastructure endowment - proxied by regional motorways … - has contributed to regional growth in the EU between 1990 and 2004. It analyses infrastructure in relationship to other …

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Railroads of the Raj: estimating the impact of transportation infrastructure

Donaldson, Dave - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

How large are the benefits of transportation infrastructure projects, and what explains these benefits? To shed new … estimated impact of railroads. These results suggest that transportation infrastructure projects can improve welfare …

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Convergence club empirics: some dynamics and explanations of unequal growth across Indian states

Bandyopadhyay, Sanghamitra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

traditional analyses of convergence by tracking the evolution of the entire income distribution, instead of standard regression … disparate distribution of infrastructure, and that of education, and to an extent by a number of macroeconomic indicators, that …

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The political economy of government responsiveness: theory and evidence from India

Besley, Timothy; Burgess, Robin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000

The determinants of government responsiveness to its citizens is a key issue in political economy. Here we develop a model based on the solution of political agency problems. Having a more informed an politically active electorate strengthens incentives for governments to be responsive. This...

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Political economy, power and new media

Mansell, Robin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

This article suggests that it is timely to revitalise studies in the tradition of the political economy of media and communications in order to develop a critical and comprehensive analysis of the social and economic dynamics of the production and consumption of new media. Specifically, a...

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Read my lips : the political economy of information transmission

Besley, Timothy; Pande, Rohini - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1998

The paper studies credible information transmission by governments. A group of heterogenous individuals have to make private investment and labour supply decisions while relying on the government for information about investment returns. The government consists of an elected citizen who chooses...

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Democracy and education spending: has Africa's move to multiparty elections made a difference to policy?

Stasavage, David - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

While it is generally recognized that electoral competition can have a major influence on public spending decisions, there has been little effort to consider whether the move to multiparty elections in African countries in recent years has led to a redistribution of public expenditures between...

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A swing-state theory of trade protection in the electoral college

Muûls, Mirabelle; Petropoulou, Dimitra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

This paper develops an infinite-horizon, political agency model with a continuum of political districts, in which incumbent politicians can improve their re-election probability by attracting swing voters in key states through strategic trade protection. A unique equilibrium is shown to exist...

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Minority representation and policy choices: the significance of legislator identity

Pande, Rohini - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1999

Disadvantaged groups tend also to constitute population minorities. One consequence of this is that the policies implemented by electorally accountable governments often fail to reflect minority interests. A policy solution is to enhance the political power of minority groups as a vehicle for...

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