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Shades of a socialist legacy? Innovation activity in East and West Germany 1877-2014
Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023
The unification of the East and West German states in 1990 initiated the integration of two distinct innovation systems. In this process, the poorly functioning socialist system of East Germany adopted the formal institutions and organization of West Germany, a western-style market economy. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013482874
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Beyond the knowledge production function: the role of R&D in a multi-faceted innovative process
Catozzella, Alessandra; Vivarelli, Marco - 2007
The purpose of this paper is to test the possible catalysing role of in-house R&D in fostering the complementarity of innovative inputs on a sample of 3045 manufacturing firms drawn from the third Italian Community Innovation Survey (1998-2000). The interactions between four different sources of...
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How do young innovative companies innovate?
Pellegrino, Gabriele; Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2009
This paper discusses the determinants of product innovation in young innovative companies (YICs) by looking at in-house and external R&D and at the acquisition of external technology in embodied and disembodied components. These input-output relationships are tested on a sample of innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271182
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How do young innovative companies innovate?
Pellegrino, Gabriele; Piva, Mariacristina; Vivarelli, Marco - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper discusses the determinants of product innovation in young innovative companies (YICs) by looking at in-house and external R&D and at the acquisition of external technology in embodied and disembodied components. These input-output relationships are tested on a sample of innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964127
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The productivity impact of R&D investment: evidence from European microdata
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Potters, Lesley; Vivarelli, Marco - 2008
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between a firm's R&D activities and its productivity using a …'s productivity, with an overall elasticity of about 0.125; this general result is largely consistent with previous literature in … impact on productivity of their R&D investments, at least as regards top European R&D investors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263888
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Is corporate R&D investment in high-tech sectors more effective?: some guidelines for European research policy
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Piva, Mariacristina; Potters, … - 2009
This paper discusses the link between R&D and productivity across the European industrial and service sectors. The … impact on labour productivity; this general result is largely consistent with previous literature in terms of the sign, the …, R&D investment is not the sole source of productivity gains; technological change embodied in gross investment is of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266646
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What is the value of entrepreneurship?: a review of recent research
van Praag, C. Mirjam; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007
, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs' counterparts, i.e. the 'control … very important - but specific - function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276297
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Is corporate R&D investment in high-tech sectors more effective? Some guidelines for European research policy
Ortega-Argiles, Raquel; Piva, Mariacristina; Potters, Lesley - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper discusses the link between R&D and productivity across the European industrial and service sectors. The … impact on labour productivity; this general result is largely consistent with previous literature in terms of the sign, the …, R&D investment is not the sole source of productivity gains; technological change embodied in gross investment is of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004988533
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The Productivity Impact of R&D Investment: Evidence from European Microdata
Ortega-Argiles, Raquel; Potters, Lesley; Vivarelli, Marco - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between a firm's R&D activities and its productivity using a …'s productivity, with an overall elasticity of about 0.125; this general result is largely consistent with previous literature in … impact on productivity of their R&D investments, at least as regards top European R&D investors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005032027
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The enable program in the European entrepreneurship policy context
Audretsch, David B.; Grimm, Heike - 2008
This article discusses the Lisbon Agenda from the perspective of entrepreneurship policy. After a brief overview of the events leading up to the development of the Lisbon Agenda, the authors describe the goals and content of this policy framework as well as of the Structural Funds. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263896