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Cabral, Luís M B; Cozzi, Guido; Denicolò, Vincenzo; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We … discuss the effects of standard setting activities by large, often public, procurers on innovation races. We evaluate how …

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Advancing Agricultural Productivity in Africa: An Executive Interview with Eric Raby, Vice President of Global Marketing and Commercial Development, AGCO

(Goychuk) Schroeder, Kateryna - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17 (2014) 2

The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. www.ifama.org

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Trends and Opportunities in Agriculture An Executive Interview with Lowell Catlett

Jose, H. Douglas - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 11 (2008) 4

Agriculture will change more in the next decade than it did in the last century. Lowell Catlett is a futurist sharing his knowledge and insight on the new trends and technologies shaping the future of agriculture and how those working in this sector can take advantage of new opportunities.

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Technological Revolutions and Stock Prices

Pástor, Luboš; Veronesi, Pietro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

During technological revolutions, stock prices of innovative firms tend to exhibit high volatility and bubble-like patterns, which are often attributed to investor irrationality. We develop a general equilibrium model that rationalizes the observed price patterns. The high volatility results...

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Reallocation and Technology: Evidence from the U.S. Steel Industry

Collard-Wexler, Allan; De Loecker, Jan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We measure the impact of a drastic new technology for producing steel, the minimill, on the aggregate productivity of U.S. steel producers, using unique plant-level data between 1963 and 2002. We find that the sharp increase in the industry's productivity is linked to this new technology, and...

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Science versus Profit in Research: Lessons from the Human Genome Project

Carraro, Carlo; Pomè, Alessandra; Siniscalco, Domenico - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper elaborates on the recent race to sequence the human genome. Starting from the debate arising from the genome case on public versus private research, the Paper shows that in some fundamental research areas, where knowledge externalities play an important role, market and non-market...

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