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An International Comparison of the Economics of Building Integrated PV in different Resource, Pricing and Policy Environments: The Cases of the U.S., Japan and South Korea
Byrne, John; Agbemabiese, Lawrence; Boo, Kyung-Jin; … - 2000
studies carried out in theUS, Japan and South Korea which offer a cross-nationalreview of the performance of dual-function DPV …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467388
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StarLink: Impacts on the U.S. Corn Market and World Trade.
Lin, William; Price, Gregory K.; Allen, Edward W. - 2003
Japan and South Korea during the period from November 2000 through March 2002 were due to increased competition from rival …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429450
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Genetic diversity among soybean accessions from three countries measured by RAPDs.
Li, Z.; Nelson, R.L. - 2001
peninsula and in Japan. All three areas are considered important sources of soybean germplasm. The objectives of this study were … to evaluate the genetic variation in soybean within and among China, S. Korea, and Japan by means of 120 accessions from … within China is much larger than that within Japan or S. Korea, but smaller than that between China and Japan or S. Korea …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429542
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Toy stories : the strategic use of narratives in the branding of traditional toys
Plagens, Brett; Rugimbana, Robert; Silver, Jonathan D. - 2008
It is well known in the toy entertainment industry that children have a strong relationship with the characters and stories of various well known entertainment property toy brands (e.g. Mattel, 2005; Pecora, 1998; Miller, 1998; Cross, 1997). This paper presents branding insights and findings from a content...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438053
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Determinants of the prevalence of start-ups and high-growth firms
Davidsson, Per; Henrekson, Magnus - 2002
The purpose of this study is to identify key institutional determinants of firm emergence and growth. We do this using various types of data from Sweden. A characterization of a number of institutions and policy measures shows that they are likely to have contributed to an environment that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437728
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Absorptive capacity, R&D spillovers and public policy
Leahy, Dermot; Neary, J. Peter - 2007
Empirical evidence strongly suggests that R&D increases a firm's “absorptive capacity” (its ability to absorb spillovers from other firms) as well as contributing directly to profitability. We explore the theoretical implications of this. We specify a general model of the absorptive capacity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441551
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R&D spillovers and the case for industrial policy in open economies
Leahy, Dermot; Neary, J. Peter - 1999
In this paper we consider the case for subsidies towards firms which generate R&D spillovers in open economies. We show that in the presence of strategic behaviour by firms many expected results are overturned. Local R&D spillovers to other domestic firms may justify an R&D tax rather than a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441564
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Export specialization and economic growth
Plumper, T; Graff, M - 2001
Traditional economic wisdom claims that - while global economic integration is beneficial for economic performance - a country's trade specialization pattern has no impact on its economic performance. In this paper, we seek to cast doubt on this aspect of mainstream economics using a very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448494
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EU technology transfer to China: the automotive industry as a case study
Zhang, Michael; Taylor, Robert - 2001
experiences of Japan and South Korea in their rapid growth periods. A fundamental difference, however, is the fact that the rapid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009455170
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"The changing architecture of big business"
Cowles, Maria Green. - 1997
The "changing architecture" of European big business is significant in that it challenges traditional forms of industrial collective action in Europe. The creation of European-level big business organisations has allowed large companies to bypass long-established European as well as national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463744