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Cluster policy as a development strategy: Case studies from the Middle East and North Africa
Benner, Maximilian - 2012
Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries is an appealing perspective for practitioners, as it can be seen as a way to anchor economic activity in regions in an era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it...
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The cluster-based development strategy in Kazakhstan's agro-food sector: A critical assessment from an Austrian perspective
Wandel, Jürgen - 2010
difficiencies, because it widely neglects the function of competition as a discovery procedure with alert entrepreuneurs as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300387
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Deciding about (de-)centralization of industrial policy: Delegation by a central authority vs. bargaining of regional governments
Morasch, Karl - 2003
Die europäische Kommission ist primärer Träger der Industriepolitik in der europäischen Union. Industriepolitische … Industriepolitik besser von einem zentralen Träger durchgeführt wird, der Spillovers internalisiert, oder von den regionalen … Industriepolitik regional oder durch eine zentrale Instanz durchgeführt werden soll. Interessanterweise schneidet bei Verhandlungen mit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300407
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Institutional Effects on the Evolution of the Size Distribution of Firms
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - 1998
In this paper it is argued that the size distribution of firms may largely be determined by institutional factors. This hypothesis is tested in an exploratory fashion by studying the evolution of the size distribution of firms over time in Sweden for a period spanning from the late 1960s to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334831
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The Transformation of Ownership Policy and Structure in Sweden: Convergence towards the Anglo-Saxon Model?
Henrekson, Magnus; Jakobsson, Ulf - 2001
We investigate the dramatic transformation of ownership policies and ownership structure in Sweden during the postwar period. After WWII, Swedish ownership policies were guided by a socialist vision where the ultimate goal was abolition of private ownership. These policies came to an end in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335072
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Do we need national champions?: if so, do we need a champions-related industrial policy? ; an evolutionary perspective
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2007
This paper discusses the role of so-called national champions within the context of the EU's ambitious goal to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economic region in the world by 2010. We find football to be a useful analogy in our discussion of national champions. There are...
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Subsidizing national champions: an evolutionary perspective
Aubert, Cécile; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2008
early stages or to protect mature firms from competition to appropriate these externalities. However, non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264424
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A touch of sophistication: FDI and unit values of exports
Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska - 2009
The debate on trade and growth increasingly focuses on the composition of exports. Exports of more “sophisticated” products appear to be positively correlated with growth, and upgrading the quality of exports is high on the policy agenda of many countries. This study presents evidence...
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A model for industrial development of the federal region of Kurdistan: science and technology policy, instruments and institutions
Heshmati, Almas - 2007
This report introduces two of the most successful industrial development models of the modern time the Japanese as a leader and the South Korean as its follower. The objective is to review the industrialization process in these two economies which have served as a model for development in many...
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For a fair and effective industrial climate transition: Support measures for heavy industry in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
Bollen, Yelter; Van Hauwaert, Tycho; Beys, Olivier - 2021
Europe's industrial base needs to undergo a swift and persistent transformation towards carbon neutrality and circularity, but this transition must happen in a fair and socially just manner. In this working paper, we evaluate the support mechanisms for heavy industry which have been put in place...
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