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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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We study innovation and R&D investments made from 2008 to 2010 by UK companies that were the targets of leveraged … buyout (LBO) in previous years. We find that overall, LBO companies do not exhibit lower innovation and R&D investments than … non-LBO companies during the crisis, with other things being equal. However, innovation and R&D investments decline …
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762377
We explore whether the introduction of trust based working hours is related to the subsequent innovation performance of … adoption of trust based working hours and innovation seems to be driven by the degree of control and self-management over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352329
We explore whether the introduction of trust based working hours is related to the subsequent innovation performance of … adoption of trust based working hours and innovation seems to be driven by the degree of control and self-management over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884337
-collectivism. The model predicts that more individualism leads to more innovation because of the social rewards associated with … innovation in an individualist culture. This cultural effect may offset the negative effects of bad institutions on growth … individualism on growth through innovation. Using genetic data as instruments for culture we provide strong evidence of a causal …
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This paper investigates the interplay between social capital, innovation and per capita income growth in the European … Union. We model and identify innovation as an important mechanism that transforms social capital into higher income levels …. In an empirical investigation of 102 European regions in the period 1990-2002, we show that higher innovation performance …
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article is dedicated to this question through the analysis of the first innovation survey of Tunisian firms. In particular, it … Probit models) and non-parametrical regression trees on the results of the first community innovation survey in Tunisia. We … find that the innovation behavior of the three categories of firms is strongly contrasted. Our results show firms that …
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In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call 'the...
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In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010796455