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Who stands on the shoulders of Chinese (scientific) giants? : evidence from chemistry

Qiu, Shumin; Steinwender, Claudia; Azoulay, Pierre - 2023

In recent decades, Chinese researchers have become preeminent contributors to the scientific enterprise, as reflected by the number of publications originating from Chinese research institutions. China's rise in science has the potential to push forward the global frontier, but mere production...

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Distribution and growth in an economy with limited needs

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2001

This paper studies a model of the distribution of income under bounded needs. Utility derived from any given good reaches a bliss point at a finite consumption level of that good. On the other hand, introducing new varieties always increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a...

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Should we give up after Solyndra? : optimal technology R&D portfolios under uncertainty

Webster, Mort; Fisher-Vanden, Karen; Popp, David; … - 2015

Global climate change and other environmental challenges require the development of new energy technologies with lower emissions. In the near-term, R&D investments, either by government or the private sector, can bring down the costs of these lower emission technologies. However, the results of...

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The role of human capital in structural change and growth in an open economy : innovative and absorptive capacity effects

Bye, Brita; Fæhn, Taran - 2021

Since the financial crisis in 2008, slow growth has riddled Europe and the Covid-19 pandemic is amplifying the challenge. Promoting economic growth and transforming to a more knowledge-based industrial structure will be high on the agenda for the coming decades. We study how more and better...

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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...

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Legal institutions, innovation and growth

Anderlini, Luca; Felli, Leonardo; Immordino, Giovanni; … - 2011

We analyze the relationship between legal institutions, innovation and growth. We compare a rigid (law set ex … welfare, amount of innovation and output growth at intermediate stages of technological development - periods when legal … excessive (greater than first-best) R&D investment and output growth. -- legal system ; commitment ; flexibility ; innovation …

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Fiscal and regulatory instruments for clean technology development in the European Union

Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Popp, David - 2015

This policy note investigates whether the current level of public support to environment-friendly technologies is sufficient to allow European countries to respond to the multiple challenges posed by climate change and other environmental concerns. We first lay out the justifications for...

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Global collaborative patents

Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Kerr, William R. - 2016

We study the prevalence and traits of global collaborative patents for U.S. public companies, where the inventor team is located both within and outside of the United States. Collaborative patents are frequently observed when a corporation is entering into a new foreign region for innovative...

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Innovation and spillovers : evidence from European regions

Bottazzi, Laura; Peri, Giovanni - 2000

The importance of innovation for the economic performance of industrialized countries has been largely stressed … innovation, is the key parameter in determining sustained growth in a model with endogenous technological change. This paper … takles the extremely important task of identifying and estimating a production function of innovation for European regions …

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Environmental policy and innovation : a decade of research

Popp, David - 2019

Encouraging innovation is an important part of environmental policy. A large literature in environmental economics … examines the links between environmental policy and innovation. This paper reviews recent literature on green innovation. I … different policy instruments on innovation. I include a discussion of the justifications and evidence for technology …

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