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The report provides a literature review on the topic of estimation of demand and supply elasticities. To this end, it starts the discussion by summarizing the main facets of production theory and consumer theory to introduce the concept of elasticities, with examples of different types of...
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We propose a method based on the distance function to empirically estimate the social cost arising from rent seeking behaviour in declining industries. Due to import competition, the factors of a particular industry undergo losses in real income, and have incentives to seek protection. In the...
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In diesem Beitrag zeigen wir, dass theoretische und technologische Aussagensysteme zwei eigenständige Forschungszweige darstellen und damit die Notwendigkeit erwächst, eine eigene Methodologie technologischer Aussagensysteme zu entwerfen. Wir stellen erste Ansatzpunkte vor, wie eine solche...
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Mexico and Chile. These two countries enable one to contrast the different routes taken by the same type of firm, technology …, railway technology had a positive impact on human capital training in the cases studied. During the period when railways were … modern technology and it was not until well into the 20th century that a formal system of technical schools was established …
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India's diversified and sophisticated manufacturing base contrasts strongly with the near complete absence of visible innovative capabilities. This article examines the Indian "National System of Innovation" in order to address the question of the evident distinction between the ability to make...
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should be given to liberalization of investment flows, higher technology cooperation, and cooperation in areas of education …
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bringing into being the type of workforce that is required to make use of leading-edge technology. On the other hand …, industrial development in the modern economy depends critically on human development, precisely because of modern technology … workforce with the high levels of education and skills required to make modern technology effective - instead of passing through …
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technology and demand factors. The linked worker-plant data are produced by matching workers in the Employment Statistics … technology on skill demand we introduce plant level technology indicators from the R&D Survey and a Manufacturing Technology …
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The paper discuses most current issues on technology implementation dynamics observed across nations, as well as it … focuses on the problem of suppose technology convergence (or divergence) among nations. The author implements and verifies the …
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In this paper, all technology transfers are embodied in trade flows within a three-region, six-tradedcommodity version … productivity elsewhere. Why? Destination regions’ ability to harness new technology depends on their absorptive capacity and on the …’s success in capturing foreign technology. Sectors, intensive in heavy manufacturing, register higher productivity growth. Inter …
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