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Innovative firms or innovative owners? : determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises
De Mel, Suresh J. - 2009
"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation...
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Releasing constraints to growth or pushing on a string? : the impact of credit, training, business associations, and taxes on the performance of Mexican micro-firms
Fajnzylber, Pablo - 2006
"The authors employ propensity score matching and a traditional control function approach to examine the impact of participation in various societal institutions on microfirm performance in Mexico. They find that firms that participate in credit markets, receive training, pay taxes, and belong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522253
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Information diffusion in international markets
Morisset, Jacques - 2003
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Some small countries do it better : rapid growth and its causes in Singapore, Ireland, and Finland
Yusuf, Shahid - 2012
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From efficiency-driven to innovation-driven economic growth : perspectives from Singapore
Tan, Kim-Song - 2005
"This paper looks at Singapore's efforts to transform the economic growth base from one that is predominantly … propelling Singapore onto an innovation-driven growth path. It takes into consideration the city-state's underlying comparative … advantages (or disadvantages) and asks how Singapore's existing strength in efficiency infrastructure may give it a first mover …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522631
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Singapore as an innovative city in East Asia : an explorative study of the perspectives of innovative industries
Wong, Poh Kam - 2005
"The city-state of Singapore has achieved rapid economic development in the past by its positioning as an efficient … business hub in Asia. To remain competitive in the global knowledge economy, however, Singapore needs to move beyond efficiency … by developing a strong "innovative" edge as well. This paper examines the challenges that Singapore faces in seeking to …
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Trade, capital accumulation, and structural unemployment : : an empirical study of the Singapore economy
Hoon, Hian Teck - 2004
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Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City : A Case Study of an Emerging Eco-City in China
World Bank - 2009
is the Sino-Singapore Tianjin eco-city. The purpose of this report is to review the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247142
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Trade, standards, and the political economy of genetically modified food
Anderson, Kym - 2004
"Anderson, Damania, and Jackson develop a common-agency lobbying model to help understand why North America and the European Union have adopted such different policies toward genetically modified (GM) food. Their results show that when firms (in this case farmers) lobby policymakers to influence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522939
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Globalization and innovation in emerging markets
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy - 2009
"Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging markets to innovate and improve their competitive position. Using data on firms in 27 transition economies, the authors test for the effects of globalization through the impact of increased competition and foreign...
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