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Forbidden Fruits: The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth

Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We analyze the joint dynamics of religious beliefs, scientific progress and coalitional politics along both religious and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as part of the paper’s motivating evidence we also...

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The Diffusion of Mobile Telecommunications Services in the European Union

Gruber, Harald; Verboven, Frank - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

We study the determinants of the diffusion of mobile telecommunications services in the European Union in a logistic model of technology diffusion. We find that the transition from the analogue to the digital technology during the early nineties, and the corresponding increase in spectrum...

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Technology Diffusion: Measurement, Causes and Consequences

Comin, Diego; Mestieri, Martí - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This chapter discusses different approaches pursued to explore three broad questions related to technology diffusion: what general patterns characterize the diffusion of technologies, and how have they changed over time; what are the key drivers of technology, and what are the macroeconomic...

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The Spatial Diffusion of Technology

Comin, Diego; Dmitriev, Mikhail; Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

We study empirically technology diffusion across countries and over time. We find significant evidence that technology diffuses slower to locations that are farther away from adoption leaders. This effect is stronger across rich countries and also when measuring distance along the south-north...

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International Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and Technology Spillovers

Keller, Wolfgang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

challenges for future empirical research, as well as the need for additional data on technology and innovation. …

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Innovative Clusters and the Industry Life Cycle

Audretsch, David B; Feldman, Maryann P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

The purpose of this paper is to link the propensity for innovative activity to cluster spatially to the stage of the industry life cycle. The theory of knowledge spillovers, based on the knowledge production function for innovative activity, suggests that geographic proximity matters most in...

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Small Firms and R&D Spillovers: Evidence from Italy

Audretsch, David B; Vivarelli, Marco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

more important for small-firm innovation than for their larger counterparts. …

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Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry

Aghion, Philippe; Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Hemous, David; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

innovation distinguishing between "dirty" (internal combustion engine) and "clean" (e.g. electric and hybrid) patents across 80 … tax-inclusive fuel prices. Furthermore, there is path dependence in the type of innovation both from aggregate spillovers … and from the firm's own innovation history. Using our model we simulate the increases in carbon taxes needed to allow …

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The Innovation, Unemployment and Competitiveness Challenge in Germany

Audretsch, David B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

international competitiveness - to a lack of innovative activity. In Germany the Innovationskrise (innovation crisis) combines with …

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Agglomeration and the Location of Innovative Activity

Audretsch, David B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

Only a few years ago the conventional wisdom predicted that globalization would render the demise of the region as a meaningful unit of economic analysis. Yet the obsession of policy-makers around the globe to 'create the next Silicon Valley' reveals the increased importance of geographic...

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