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Social Change
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
A society is characterized by the common attitudes and behavior of its members. Such behavior reflects purposive decision making by individuals, given the environment they live in. Thus, as technology changes, so might social norms. There were big changes in social norms during the 20th century,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822855
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The Dynamics of the Transfer and Renewal of Patents
Serrano, Carlos J. - University of Toronto, Department of Economics - 2006
This paper explores a new dataset of transfers of patents recorded at the United States Patent and Trademark Office …. The aim of the paper is twofold. First, a number of patterns are presented. For instance, the probability of a patent …. Second, the paper extends Pakes and Schankerman\\'s patent renewal framework in order to develop a model of the transfer and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005827263
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Culture, Institutions and the Wealth of Nations
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Roland, Gerald - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We construct an endogenous growth model that includes a cultural variable along the dimension of individualism-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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008680898
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The Evolution of Education: A Macroeconomic Analysis
Restuccia, Diego; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume - University of Toronto, Department of Economics - 2012
Between 1940 and 2000 there has been a substantial increase of educational attainment in the United States. What caused this trend? We develop a model of human capital accumulation that features a non-degenerate distribution of educational attainment in the population. We use this framework to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652001
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How trade patterns and technology flows affect productivity growth
Keller, Wolfgang - 1997
This paper presents a model of international trade in differentiated intermediate goods. Because intermediates are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608345
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Market power, productivity and the EU single market program: An ex-post assessment on Italian firm level data
Bottasso, Anna; Sembenelli, Alessandro - 1998
This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact the EU Single Market Program has exerted on market power and total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608385
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Integrating climate policies in the European environment: A policy report
Carraro, Carlo; Goria, Alessandra - 1999
This report summarises the main ideas, proposals, scientific achievements, consensus and conflicting issues that emerged at the Second EFIEA Policy Workshop, held at Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Palazzo delle Stelline, Corso Magenta 63, Milan, Italy, March 4th-6th, 1999. EFIEA, the European...
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Making CO 2 emission trading more effective: Integrating cross-sectoral energy efficiency opportunities
Albrecht, Johan - 1999
Starting from CO2 emissions data collected during both the production phase and during the lifetime of cars and trucks, we argue that impressive opportunities to reduce emissions can be found in the consumption phase. It is however obvious that energy taxes alone will not lead to a strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608511
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US policy towards research joint ventures: Special issue on science and technology policies towards research joint ventures
Vonortas, Nicholas S. - 2000
The US government has decidedly moved towards encouraging co-operation in research and development (R&D) between firms, universities, and other research institutes since the early 1980s. The Republican Administration in the early 1980s set the stage for a radical shift in market environment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608578
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Moving skills from hands to heads: Import of technology and export performance
Barba Navaretti, Giorgio; Galeotti, Marzio; Mattozzi, Andrea - 2000
This paper examines the link between imported technologies and a country's export performance, as measured by product …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608618