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The Schumpeterian entrepreneur : a review of the empirical evidence on the antecedents, behavior, and consequences of innovative entrepreneurship
Block, Jörn; Fisch, Christian; Praag, Mirjam van - 2016
Innovative entrepreneurship is considered an important pillar for economic development and has sparked a lively discussion in academia and practice alike. Oftentimes, however, the debate is not sufficiently grounded on solid empirical evidence. The academic literature is growing but very...
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Knowledge production organisation and agglomeration economies
Lambooy, Jan Gerard - 1996
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Pharmaceutical research strategies
Phlippen, Sandra; Vermeersch, An - 2008
This study analyses 1400 research projects of the top 20 R&D-spending pharmaceuticals to identify the determinants of successful research projects. We provide clear evidence that externally sourced projects and projects involving biotechnologies perform better than internal projects and chemical...
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Innovation, R&D and productivity in the Costa Rican ICT sector : a case study
Monge González, Ricardo; Hewitt, John - 2010
This paper addresses the relationships between innovation, research and development (R&D) and productivity in domestic … ICT firms in Costa Rica. Factors considered were the types of innovation outputs produced by domestic ICT firms, the … relative importance of innovation inputs, the impacts of innovation on firm productivity, the protection of innovations, and …
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Innovation, R&D investment and productivity in Chile
Álvarez, Roberto; Bravo Ortega, Claudio; Navarro, Lucas - 2010
process innovation on productivity in the Chilean manufacturing industry during the past decade. In general, the evidence … suggests there is not a contemporaneous effect of product innovation on productivity, but there is a positive effect of process … innovation. This notsignificant effect of product innovation contrasts with evidence of studies for other countries. However, the …
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The transaction costs perspective on standards as a source of trade and productivity growth
Butter, Frank A. G. den; Groot, Stefan P. T.; Lazrak, Faroek - 2007
This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which enhances trade and, consequently, economic welfare. A major...
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High performance in complex spatial systems : a eelf-organizing mapping approach with reference to the Netherlands
Kourtit, Karima; Arribas-Bel, Daniel; Nijkamp, Peter - 2013
detailed regional facilitating and driving factors related, inter alia, to talent, innovation, skills, networks, accessibility …
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Evolutionary thinking in environmental economics
Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den - 2007
Evolutionary and environmental economics have a potentially close relationship. This paper reviews past and identifies potential applications of evolutionary concepts and methods to environmental economics. This covers a number of themes: resource use and ecosystem management; growth and...
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Micro moments database for cross-country analysis of ICT, innovation, and economic outcomes
Bartelsman, Eric J.; Hagsten, Eva; Polder, Michael - 2017
This paper provides technical documentation to a database built up from firm-level sources titled Micro moments database(MMD) that is made available for researchers through Eurostat. The MMD is an internationally harmonized research database of statistical moments collected from linked...
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Innovation and productivity in services and manufacturing : the role of ICT investment
Aboal, Diego; Tacsir, Ezequiel - 2015
ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that …-technological (e.g., organizational or marketing) innovations. ICT and other innovation investments are positively associated with …
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