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Vote buying or (political) business (cycles) as usual?

Aidt, Toke; Asatryan, Zareh; Badalyan, Lusine; … - 2015

We provide new evidence on the short-run effect of elections on monetary aggregates. We study month-to-month fluctuations in the growth rate of M1 in a sample of 85 low and middle income democracies from 1975 to 2009. The evidence shows an increase in the growth rate of M1 during election months...

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Institutional investment in Central and Eastern Europe : investment criteria of Western portfolio managers

Köke, F. Jens - 1999

This study provides detailed evidence on the transistion state of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries. It draws on data from a survey conducted among portfolio managers of Western investment funds thereby making use of the knowledge of experts in CEE markets. The approach of the study is...

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How clean is clean? : incremental versus radical technological change in coal-fired power plants

Rennings, Klaus; Markewitz, Peter; Vögele, Stefan - 2009

In the discussion on innovations for sustainable development, radical innovations are frequently called for in order … greater environmental efficiency of these innovations. This hypothesis is, however, not supported by empirical evidence …, the hypothesis that radical innovations are superior to incremental innovations is reviewed on the basis of fossil fuel …

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Is there a trade-off between academic research and faculty entrepreneurship? : evidence from U.S. NIH supported biomedical researchers

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Toole, Andrew A. - 2009

Is there a trade-off of scholarly research productivity when faculty members found or join for-profit firms? This paper offers an empirical examination of this question for a subpopulation of biomedical academic scientists who received research funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health...

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Does social software support service innovation?

Meyer, Jenny - 2009

Recent Internet technologies and web-based applications, such as social software, are being increasingly applied in firms. Social software can be employed for knowledge management and for external communication enabling access to internal and external knowledge. Knowledge in turn constitutes one...

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Industrial research versus development investment : the implications of financial constraints

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Hottenrott, Hanna; Thorwarth, Susanne - 2009

Previous literature provided evidence on financing constraints for investment in R&D activities due to capital market imperfections and special features of R&D investments. Moreover, it has been shown that a shift in capital structure towards more debt, results in a reduction of R&D investments....

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Increasing energy and resource efficiency through innovation : an explorative analysis using innovation survey data

Rennings, Klaus; Rammer, Christian - 2009

Energy and resource efficiency innovations (EREIs) are often seen as win-win opportunities for both the economic and … successful compared to conventional innovations, they contribute substantially to the economic success of firms. -- Resource … efficiency ; energy efficiency ; environmental innovations ; innovation surveys …

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Drivers for international innovation activities in developed and emerging countries

Schmiele, Anja - 2009

This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities. The paper draws a comprehensive picture of driving forces by including firm capabilities, characteristics of the firm’s competitive environment and the influence of...

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Does professional knowledge management improve innovation performance at the firm level?

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Wastyn, Annelies - 2009

The concept of knowledge has gained in interest since industrialized economics have induced a shift in importance from labor, capital and natural resources towards intellectual resources. This study investigates how the management of knowledge influences the innovation performance of a firm....

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The design paradox : the contribution of in-house and external design activities on product market performance

Czarnitzki, Dirk; Thorwarth, Susanne - 2009

This paper explores the contribution of design activities on product market performance of Belgian companies. While there is mounting evidence that design can be seen as a strategic tool to successfully spur sales of new product developments at the firm level, the topic of design innovation has...

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