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their inward looking or exploitationʺ attitude in R&D and innovation. We argue that because of sunk costs and learning …. Among other things, this suggests that explorationʺ, which leads to the opening of new innovation trajectories, requires not …
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-organisational configurations of these factories confirm that this wave of technological innovation is far from leading to total automation or the …
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"Learning-by-doing" is usually identified as a process whereby performance increases with experience in production. The paper investigates different patterns of "learning by doing", studying learning curves at product level. Cost-quantity relationships differ a lot across products belonging to...
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This paper discusses the role that finance plays in promoting the capital development of the economy, with particular emphasis on the current situation of the United States and the United Kingdom. We define both "finance" and "capital development" very broadly. We begin with the observation that...
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Research on processes of innovation has emphasised the role of (publicly funded) research institutions (RTOs) as well … as the embeddedness of innovation procedures in a systemic context. This paper deals with the changing contribution of … RTOs to innovation systems due to the emergence of a highly differentiated service economy. It is part of a larger research …
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This article contributes to the literature on innovation and development by identifying the determinants of innovation … determinants of innovation to be different for industrialized and developing countries. This is supported by endogeneity tests …
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This paper discusses, first, the properties of scientific and technological knowledge and the institutions supporting its generation and its economic applications. The evidence continues to support the broad interpretation which we call the ʺStanford-Yale-Sussexʺ synthesis. Second, such...
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There is considerable debate regarding the use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to spur innovation in the software …
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