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Breaking the Fence: Patent Rights and Biomedical Innovation in “Technology Followers”
Sampath, Padmashree Gehl - 2006
The impact of patent protection on biomedical innovation has been a controversial issue.Although a “medical anti … difficult to predict the impact of patenting on biomedical innovation in developing andleast developed countries. This paper … develops a framework of analysis for the impact of patentrights on biomedical innovation in “technology follower” developing …
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Leaving the L-Space; Kundenintegration als Erklärungsansatz multinationaler Unternehmen im Dienstleistungssektor - Eine Weiterentwicklung des OLI-Modells
Radmacher-Nottelmann, Nils A. - 2010
Das Wachstum multinationaler Unternehmen (MNU) wird zunehmend durch Investitionen von Dienstleistungsunternehmen vorangetrieben. Die Produktion von Dienstleistungen unterscheidet sich allerdings in mehreren Aspekten von der Herstellung klassischer Industriegüter. Eine zentrale Eigenschaft ist...
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Introducing Ecological Dynamics into Common-Pool Resource Experiments
Janssen, Marco A. - 2010
"Case-study analysis shows that long-lasting social–ecological systems have institutional arrangements regulating where, when, and how to appropriate resources instead of how much. Those cases testify to the importance of the fit between ecological and institutional dynamics. Experiments are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468313
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Essays on the Impact of Regulation Policies
Krasteva, Silvana Simeonova - 2009
existing theoretical literature on innovation and entrepreneurship. It summarizes some of the main findings of the effect of … various means of protecting intellectual property on the innovation incentives and the level of entrepreneurship activity. A … resulting prediction is that perfect protection leads to higher innovation incentives. This is puzzling in light of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475469
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Three essays in open economy and international macroeconomics
Ojede, Andrew - 2009
foreign goods. The third essay examines the key forces driving innovation among entrepreneurs of ICT (information and … entrepreneurs to show empirically their relevance in explaining Schumpeterian innovation in the Indian software industry. This study … not only looks at the impact of years of schooling on innovation, but also the types of education received by an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009464064
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From the Informal to the Formal Sector: Micro-enterprises in a developing economy – research in progress
Dalglish, Carol L. - 2007
Small and micro-enterprises play a significant part in most economies. However, in developing countries these enterprises have tended to be looked at from a development, or poverty alleviation perspective, rather than as potentially growing businesses. This paper explores the possibility of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437548
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Welfare and Distribution Effects of Water Pricing Policies
Ruijs, Arjan - 2007
In this paper, distribution and welfare effects of changes in block price systems are evaluated. A method is discussed to determine, for a Marshallian demand function, equivalent variation in case of a block price system. The method is applied to analyze welfare and distribution effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443177
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SOME ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE HUNGARIAN BIOFUEL PROGRAMS
Lakner, Zoltan; Szabo-Burcsi, Dora; Mago, Laszlo - 2010
The use of renewable materials in energy production is gaining in importance all over the world. The production of bioethanol and biodiesel is an important element of the agricultural strategy of numerous countries, even though the economic and environmental impact of these projects is subject...
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Welfare economics of conventional vs. alternative agriculture
Schamel, Guenter - 2003
We develop a agricultural model assuming that conventional production is causing environmental externalities while more benign alternative production methods generate non-market amenity benefits and obtain a price premium in the marketplace. We analyze policies targeting external benefits and...
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How wrong can you be? Implications of incorrect utility function specification for welfare measurement in choice experiments
Torres, Cati; Hanley, Nick; Riera, Antoni - 2010
Despite the vital role of the utility function in welfare measurement, the implications of working with incorrect utility specifications have been largely neglected in the choice experiments literature. This paper addresses the importance of specification with a special emphasis on the effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465863