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The learning process and technological change in wind power : evidence from China's CDM wind project
Tang, Tian; Popp, David - 2014
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a project-based carbon trade mechanism that subsidizes the users of climate-friendly technologies and encourages technology transfer. The CDM has provided financial support for a large share of Chinese wind projects since 2002. Using pooled...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257289
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Are ex ante and ex post licensing agreements useful instruments to lessen uncertainty in R&D?
Siebert, Ralph - 2013
In the last decades, technologies became more complex which increased the degree of uncertainty in R&D. To overcome the uncertainty, firms frequently engage in R&D collaborations, e.g., Research Joint Ventures (RJVs), and licensing agreements. While RJVs are well explored in the literature, very...
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Heterogeneous technology diffusion and ricardian trade patterns
Kerr, William R. - 2016
Migration and trade are often linked through ethnic networks boosting bilateral trade. This study uses migration to quantify the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The framework provides the first panel estimates connecting country-industry productivity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568775
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Environmental policy design and the fragmentation of international markets for innovation
Johnstone, Nick; Hascic, Ivan - 2009
environmentally-related taxes and tradable permits is likely to lead to greater technological innovation than more direct forms of … aspects of product and labour market regulation which have implications for technological innovation, such as product and … workplace safety. -- environmental policy ; market fragmentation ; innovation : technology transfer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850134
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Technological imitation and innovation in New European Union Markets
Uzagalieva, Ainura; Kočenda, Evžen; Menezes, Antonio - 2010
We analyze the role of imitation and innovation in promoting technological progress in new members of European Union …: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The two modes of technological development - innovation and imitation … - are distinguished from one another by identifying the dominant orientation of innovation efforts at the industry level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003966520
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Adding geography to the new economic geography
Bosker, Maarten; Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003498831
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Local fiscal equalization in Estonia : is a reform necessary?
Friedrich, Peter; Nam, Chang-woon; Reiljan, Janno - 2009
on the unconditional, down-flow grant system in Estonia. In particular the procedure of determining the total sum of … ; Estonia …
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Growing apart? : a tale of two republics: Estonia and Georgia
Thorvaldur Gylfason (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003624512
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Extracting leading indicators of bank fragility from market prices : Estonia focus
Chen, Yu-Fu (contributor); Funke, Michael (contributor);  … - 2006
Banking reform has proved to be one of the most problematic elements of economic transition in central and Eastern Europe. Therefore the paper considers the development of the Estonian banking sector and derives individual banks ́fragility scores during transition. To this end we use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003300957
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Labour market reforms and outcomes in Estonia
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - 2012
The unemployment rate in Estonia rose sharply in 2010 to one of the highest levels in the EU, after the country entered … opportunities. -- labour market reforms ; search model ; Estonia ; OECD countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009508093