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An optimal signaling equilibrium
Karamychev, Vladimir A.; Visser, Bauke - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009720732
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Forecasting aggregate productivity using information from firm-level data
Bartelsman, Eric J.; Wolf, Zoltán - 2009
This paper contributes to the productivity literature by using results from firm-level productivity studies to improve … forecasts of macro-level productivity growth. The paper employs current research methods on estimating firm-level productivity … to build times-series components that capture the joint dynamics of the firm-level productivity and size distributions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011378362
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Between spilling over and boiling down : network-mediated spillovers, absorptive capacity and productivity in European regions
Cortinovis, Nicola; Oort, Frank van - 2017
Productivity across European regions is related to three types of networks that mediate R&D-related knowledge … co-patenting relations appear to affect local productivity directly, regions that link up to innovative leader regions … via imports gain in productivity only when they have relatively high levels of human capital and absorptive capacity. From …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011772896
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Sharing information through delegation and collaboration
Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - 2004
This article analyzes under which conditions a manager can motivate a junior worker by verbal communication, and explains why communication is often tied up with organizational choices as job enlargement and collaboration. Our model has two important features. First, the manager has more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335224
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Favoritism in the public provision of goods in developing countries
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A.; Nijkamp, Peter - 2004
Goods are often allocated publically by means of queuing processes in developing countries.In such situations, which group of citizens should a corrupt government official favor? In addition,what should be the basis for this favoritism? To the best of our knowledge, these salient questionshave...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334851
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Social (in)stability, distributive conflicts, and investment in poor and rich economies
Riedl, Arno - 1999 - This version: September, 1999
A recently much debated issue is why observed investment and growth rates inpoor countries are lower than traditional theory predicts. Empirical evidencesuggests that social and political instability is a major reason for thedivergence between poor and rich countries. However, there is still the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011302623
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Intention-based reciprocity and the hidden costs of control
Siemens, Ferdinand von - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010191088
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Monitoring your friends, not your foes : strategic ignorance and the delegation of real authority
Dominguez-Martinez, Silvia; Siemens, Ferdinand von; … - 2012
In this laboratory experiment we study the use of strategic ignorance to delegate real authority within a firm. A worker can gather information on investment projects, while a manager makes the implementation decision. The manager can monitor the worker. This allows her to better exploit the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011382041
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Allocation of human capital and innovation at the frontier : firm-level evidence on Germany and the Netherlands
Bartelsman, Eric J.; Dobbelaere, Sabien; Peters, Bettina - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010191380
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Halal certification for financial products : a transaction cost perspective
Hayat, Raphie; Butter, Frank A. G. den; Kock, Udo - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009720706