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Spin Off Enterprises as a Financing Solution for the Innovative Clients of Science and Technology Parks
Gawlik, Remigiusz; Teczke, Janusz - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
In this paper we try to present the role of one of the Venture Capital financing solutions - the Spin – off organizations, which are a very interesting way of acquiring the financial means for the new established innovative companies – clients of the Science and Technology Parks.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261016
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Venture Capital and Innovation in Europe
Geronikolaou, George; Papachristou, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper examines the direction of causality between Venture Capital (VC) and innovation (proxied by patents) in … suggesting that, in Europe, innovation seems to create a demand for VC and not VC a supply of innovation. In this sense …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647272
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Organization of Innovation and Capital Markets
Orman, Cuneyt - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
There has been an explosion of innovation backed by venture capital since late 1970’s. Nonetheless, a great deal of … innovation still occurs within large companies. In this paper, I investigate the factors that determine when innovation is … executives. I find that if capital markets function perfectly, it is optimal for innovation to be conducted by venture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008550550
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The EU Framework Programs: Are they worth doing?
Dekker, Ronald; kleinknecht, A.H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Using CIS data from the Netherlands, Germany and France we test whether EU Framework programs do have effects on their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005786904
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La demografia dell’Italia e delle Regioni italiane. Uno sguardo alle proiezioni a medio-lungo termine
SALERNO, Nicola Carmine - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The demographic database of Istat (www.istat.it)is explored and the main facts are extracted and described, both at the aggregate national level as well as at the regional one. This paper is completely self-standing but, at the same time, poses the basis for a more general analysis that will be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259816
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Current Features and Future Problems of the Italian Pension System
Scopelliti, Alessandro Diego - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The paper analyzes the issue of the financial sustainability of the Italian Pension System in the long-run, by discussing the main reforms occurred in the last few years and by examining some recent data: in particular, the data of the Italian Agency for the Evaluation of Social Security...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008546005
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Opening a New Nonprofit Thrift Store: Performance, Competition, Pricing, and Financial Sustainability
Wodon, Divya; Wodon, Naina; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The thrift store market in the United States is thriving, driven in part by hard economic times but also by changing perceptions and habits. As a result some nonprofits are considering expanding their thrift store operations, often with the hope that earnings from new or expanded thrift stores...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110114
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The Credit-worthiness of a borrower and the selection process in Micro-finance: A case study from the urban slums of India
Paul, Sohini - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper examines whether urban Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) consider proxy/ hidden collateral in the absence of physical as well as social collateral to judge the creditworthiness of a borrower. Micro-finance institutes operating in urban slums adopt an individual lending mechanism in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110878
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Pensionamento flessibile e (ri)equilibrio tra generazioni
Salerno, Nicola Carmine - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The paper proposes a method to speed up the transition toward the notional contributions pension system in Italy. It seems the most appropriate manner to combine and pursue employment and financial sustainability goals. The method computes percentages for abating the old retributive pensions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112697
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The Pension Scheme in Vietnam: Current Status and Challenges in an Aging Society
Giang, Thanh Long - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
The publicly-managed Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) defined-benefit pension scheme in Vietnam is described, with an analysis of its financial sustainability in the context of an aging society in a dynamically efficient economy. By using actuarial models developed by the International Labor Organization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790016