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Real effects of academic research : some evidence from West Germany

Acs, Zoltán J.; Audretsch, David B.; Feldman, Maryann P. - 1991

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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Standards as a Source of Trade and Productivity Growth

den Butter, Frank A.G.; 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 Self-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

van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. - 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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The Firms behind the Regions: Analysis of Regional Innovation Performance in Portugal by External Logistic Biplots

de Noronha, Teresa; Galindo, Purificación Vicente; … - 2013

The strategic choices regarding innovation and R&D policy in Portugal have, over the last two decades, produced various … firms located throughout the country, and to explore those innovation determinants that have a region-specific connotation …. In our paper, innovation is used as a major contributor to the policy evaluation process referred to above. To provide a …

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Micro Moments Database for Cross-Country Analysis of ICT, Innovation, and Economic Outcomes

Bartelsman, Eric; 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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A Monte Carlo Comparison between the Free Cash Flow and Discounted Cash Flow Approaches

Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen; Turner, Rodney - 2002

One of the debates in the capital budgeting model selection is between the free cash flow and DCF methods. In this paper an attempt is made to compare SVA against NPV model based on Monte Carlo simulations. Accordingly, NPV is found less sensitive to value driver variations and has got higher...

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Evaluating the Capacity of Standard Investment Appraisal Methods

Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen - 2002

The survey findings indicate the existence of gap between theory and practice of capital budgeting. Standard appraisal methods have shown a wider project value discrepancy, which is beyond and above the contingency limit. In addition, the research has found the growing trend in the use of value...

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Matching and Winning? The Impact of Upper and Middle Managers on Team Performance

Peeters, Thomas; Salaga, Steven; Juravich, Matthew - 2015

In this paper we investigate the impact of upper and middle level managers on firm performance by simultaneously estimating manager and match qualities for management pairings in Major League Baseball (MLB). We document the economic significance of managers at both organizational levels and...

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Radical Innovation and Network Evolution

Phlippen, Sandra; Riccaboni, Massimo - 2007

This paper examines how a radical technological innovation affects alliance formation of firms and subsequent network …

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