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Modern growth theory puts invention on the center stage. Inventions are created by individuals, raising the question: can we increase number of inventors? To answer this question, we study the causal effect of M.Sc. engineering education on invention, using data on U.S. patents’ Finnish...
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We study innovation and the resulting Schumpeterian economic growth that this innovation gives rise to in a model with … balanced growth path (BGP) allocations and the equilibrium of interest. Second, we stipulate the form of the innovation … little innovation in (i) the ith region, (ii) an aggregate economy of N>2 regions and (iii) an aggregate economy of N=2 …
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characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the …
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If redistribution is distortionary, and if the income of skilled workers is due to knowledge-intensive activities and … distorts occupational choice. We study this possibility in the context of a model with horizontal innovation, where the …
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We study a dynamic general equilibrium model where innovation takes the form of the introduction new goods, whose … production requires skilled workers. Innovation is followed by a costly process of standardization, whereby these new goods are … substitution between goods and other parameters. Third, we show that the interplay between innovation and standardization may lead …
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knowledge. Three long-term outcomes emerge. First, a "Secularization" or "Western-European" regime with declining religiosity …, unimpeded science, a passive Church and high levels of taxes and transfers. Second, a "Theocratic" regime with knowledge …
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efficiency; provides further insight into why Open Source Software is a successful model of innovation and development in digital …
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The intellectual breakthrough contributed by the new growth theory was the recognition that investments in knowledge … and human capital endogenously generate economic growth through the spillover of knowledge. Endogenous growth theory does … not explain how or why spillovers occur. The missing link is the mechanism converting knowledge into economically relevant …
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potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … consider a menu of procurement methods and policies for best procuring new knowledge and innovative products, discussing their … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We …
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We provide an overview of China's economic rise through time. Over the past decade, China has maintained 10% growth in GDP, albeit with a GDP per capita at the low level of a developing country. Its tremendous economic development has overlooked the growing social inequalities and rising...
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