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Innovation network
Acemoglu, Daron; Akcigit, Ufuk; Kerr, William R. - 2016
linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its … strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology classes during 1975 … predictive power on future innovation after 1995. This pattern is consistent with the idea that when there is more past upstream …
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Immigration and entrepreneurship
Fairlie, Robert W.; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2015
Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010506325
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Foreign competition and domestic innovation : evidence from U.S. patents
Autor, David H.; Dorn, David; Hanson, Gordon H.; … - 2019
emanating from China's economic ascent could in theory either augment or stifle U.S. innovation. Using three decades of U ….S. patents matched to corporate owners, we quantify how foreign competition affects domestic innovation. Rising import exposure …
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Fiscal policies for job creation and innovation : the experiences of US states
Chirinko, Robert S.; Wilson, Daniel J. - 2022
This paper reviews selected fiscal policy initiatives undertaken by US states to encourage job creation and innovation … creating jobs and spurring innovation. The paper concludes with four other considerations need to be taken into account in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473649
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Consumption risk sharing over the business cycle : the role of small firms' access to credit markets
Hoffmann, Mathias; Stewen, Iryna - 2009
Consumption risk sharing among U.S. federal states increases in booms and decreases in recessions. We find that small firms' access to credit markets plays an important role in explaining this stylized fact: business cycle fluctuations in aggregate risk sharing are more pronounced in states in...
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Why are small firms different? : managers views
Agell, Jonas - 2003
Do incentives in small organizations differ from those in large ones? This paper uses a representative survey of compensation managers to shed light on the issues. I find that (i) small establishments rely less on pecuniary incentives, and have a significantly more hostile attitude towards...
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Taking the leap : the determinants of entrepreneurs hiring their first employee
Fairlie, Robert W.; Miranda, Javier - 2016
Job creation is one of the most important aspects of entrepreneurship, but we know relatively little about the hiring patterns and decisions of startups. Longitudinal data from the Integrated Longitudinal Business Database (iLBD), Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS), and the Growing America through...
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Racial disparities in access to small business credit : evidence from the paycheck protection program
Howell, Sabrina T.; Kuchler, Theresa; Snitkof, David; … - 2021
We explore the sources of racial disparities in small business lending by studying the $806 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was designed to support small business jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPP loans were administered by private lenders but federally guaranteed, largely...
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The effects of COVID-19 on U.S. small businesses: evidence from owners, managers, and employees
Alekseev, Georgij; Amer, Safaa; Gopal, Manasa; Kuchler, … - 2020
We analyze a large-scale survey of owners, managers, and employees of small businesses in the United States to understand the effects of the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on those businesses. The survey was fielded in late April 2020 among Facebook business page administrators, frequent...
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Population, pensions, and endogenous economic growth
Heer, Burkhard (contributor); Irmen, Andreas (contributor) - 2008
expensive and innovation investments that increase labor productivity are more profitable. We incorporate this channel in a new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003791799