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Pharmaceutical Research Strategies
Phlippen, Sandra; Vermeersch, An - 2014
This study analyses 1400 research projects of the top 20 R&D-spending pharmaceuticals to identify the determinants of successful research projects. We provide clear evidence that externally sourced projects and projects involving biotechnologies perform better than internal projects and chemical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014047739
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School Choice and Competition : Evidence from the Netherlands
Dijkgraaf, Elbert; Van der Geest, Stephanie; Gradus, … - 2008
present as only a few countries allow competition at a large scale. One exception is the Netherlands. Free parental choice is … Netherlands we show that there is a relation between competition and student achievement in upper secondary education, but that it …The literature suggests that competition among schools might increase quality. However, not much empirical evidence is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014047062
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The Effects of Prize Spread and Noise in Elimination Tournaments : A Natural Field Experiment
Delfgaauw, Josse; Dur, Robert; Non, Arjan; Verbeke, Willem - 2011
We conduct a field experiment in a large retail chain to test basic predictions of tournament theory regarding prize spread and noise. A random subset of the 208 stores participates in two-stage elimination tournaments. Tournaments differ in the distribution of prize money across winners of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014042887
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Competition and Educational Quality : Evidence from the Netherlands
Dijkgraaf, Elbert; Gradus, Raymond H. J. M.; de Jong, … - 2009
scale competition. In the Netherlands free parental choice is present since the beginning of the 20th century, which can be …Ample evidence is available for the effect of competition on educational quality as only a few countries allow large … characterized as a full voucher program with 100% funding. Based on panel data for the Netherlands we show that there is a relation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014045964
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Competition and Educational Quality: Evidence from The Netherlands
Dijkgraaf, Elbert; Gradus, Raymond H.J.M.; de Jong, Matthijs - 2009
scale competition. In the Netherlands free parental choice is present since the beginning of the 20th century, which can be …Ample evidence is available for the effect of competition on educational quality as only a few countries allow large … characterized as a full voucher program with 100% funding. Based on panel data for the Netherlands we show that there is a relation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326001
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What Drives the Quotes of Earnings Forecasters?
de Bruijn, Bert - 2012
Earnings forecasts can be useful for investment decisions. Research on earnings forecasts has focused on forecast performance in relation to firm characteristics, on categorizing the analysts into groups with similar behavior and on the effect of an earnings announcement by the firm on future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103772
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Do Services differ from Manufacturing? The Post-Entry Performance of Firms in Dutch Services
Audretsch, D.B.; Klomp, Luuk; Thurik, A.R. - 1998
A large literature has emerged focusing on the post-entry performance of firms and, in particular, on thelinks between firm growth, survival, size and age. While these studies have resulted in findings that aresufficiently consistent as to constitute Stylized Facts, virtually all of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324693
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Investment, Expectations and Uncertainty: Empirical Evidence on the Relevance of Firm Size
Koetse, Mark J.; van der Vlist, Arno J.; de Groot, … - 2003
This paper analyses the effect of uncertainty on investment spending. We analyse twotypes of investment, i.e. aggregate investment and investment in energy saving technologies,using subjective evaluations of expectations and uncertainty of Dutch firms in 1997. Weestimate several models...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324949
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Pharmaceutical Research Strategies
Phlippen, Sandra; Vermeersch, An - 2008
This study analyses 1400 research projects of the top 20 R&D-spending pharmaceuticals to identify the determinants of successful research projects. We provide clear evidence that externally sourced projects and projects involving biotechnologies perform better than internal projects and chemical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325964
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ICT and Substitution between Out-of-home and At-home Work; the Importance of Timing
de Graaff, Thomas; Rietveld, Piet - 2003
This paper investigates the determinants of at home and out-of-home labor supply in the Netherlands in the 199s …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324753