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The role of government in the history of economic thought

Medema, Steven G. (ed.); Boettke, Peter J. (contributor) - 2005

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The Role of Industry, Occupation, and Location-Specific Knowledge in the Survival of New Firms

Figueroa, C. Jara - 2018

How do regions acquire the knowledge they need to diversify their economic activities? How does the migration of … workers among firms and industries contribute to the diffusion of that knowledge? Here we measure the industry, occupation …, and location specific knowledge carried by workers from one establishment to the next using a dataset summarizing the …

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What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns

Ellison, Glenn - 2007

Many industries are geographically concentrated. Many mechanisms that could account for such agglomeration have been proposed. We note that these theories make different predictions about which pairs of industries should be coagglomerated. We discuss the measurement of coagglomeration and use...

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The New Comparative Economics

Djankov, Simeon - 2003

In recent years, comparative economics experienced a revival, with a new focus on comparing capitalist economies. The theme of the new research is that institutions exert a profound influence on economic development. We argue that, to understand capitalist institutions, one needs to understand...

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