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Knowledge flows and technological trajectories in the Mediterranean area: Evidence from patent citations
Ferrara, Massimiliano; Mavilia, Roberto - 2009
citations. They found that Korean patents are more likely to cite Japanese patents than U.S. ones, maybe due to their proximity …, etc.). In their studies, they found also that the citations received (forward) by Korea and Taiwan outnumber the citations … patent citations, between North Saharan (NS) countries and South European (SE) countries and explore the nature of these …
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Inventing Together: Exploring the Nature of International Knowledge Spillovers in Latin America
Montobbio, Fabio; Sterzi, Valerio - 2009
, United Kingdom, and United States). Byusing patents and patent citations at the United States Patent and Trademark Office we … spillovers, patent citations related spillovers, and face-to-face contact spillovers. Ourresults, based on data for Argentina … effects, bilateral patent citations and face-to-face relationships between inventors are bothimportant additional mechanisms …
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Modelling stock market performance of firms as a function of the quality and quantity of intellectual property owned
Chauhan, Lokendra Pratap Singh - 2007
This thesis attempts to analyze a part of the big and complex process of how intellectualproperty ownership and technological innovation influence the performance of firms andtheir revenues. Here I analyze a firm's stock market performance as a function of thequantity and quality of intellectual...
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The Determinants of Self-Employed Income in a Regional Economy
Swindall, Devin C.; Willis, David B.; Boys, Kathryn A.; … - 2011
Supporters claim that entrepreneurship is critical to building and sustaining the regional economies of urban and rural areas across the nation. Proponents argue that economic development practices that enhance and support entrepreneurship are essential because they cultivate innovation which,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444355
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New developments in fruit and vegetables consumption in the period 1999-2004 in Denmark - A quantile regression approach
Hansen, Aslak H. - 2008
The development in the consumption of fruit andvegetables in the period 1999-2004 in Denmark wasinvestigated using quantile regression and two previouslyoverlooked problems were identified. First, the change in theten percent quantile samples decreased. This could have beencaused by changes in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445727
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Forecasting the consumption effect of taxing foods containing saturated fat
Hansen, Aslak H. - 2009
The purpose of the current paper is to explain how one can forecast the effect of an elected tax on saturatedfat on the demand for butter. The tax is to take affect from the first of January 2010 in Denmark. The tax is supposedto affect the consumption of saturated fat and especially high...
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Applying regression quantiles to farm efficiency estimation
Kaditi, Eleni A.; Nitsi, Elisavet I. - 2010
This article is concerned with the methodological question of frontier production functions estimation for agriculture, and the appropriateness of regression quantiles, as a useful semi-parametric approach. Better insights are reached using the proposed methodology that provides robust farm...
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A two-stage productivity analysis using bootstrapped Malmquist index and quantile regression
Kaditi, Eleni A.; Nitsi, Elisavet I. - 2009
This paper examines the effects of farm characteristics and government policies in enhancing productivity growth for a sample of Greek farms, using a two-stage procedure. In the 1st-stage, non-parametric estimates of Malmquist index and its decompositions are computed, while a bootstrapping...
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The Effect of Prior Gains and Losses on Current Risk-Taking Using Quantile Regression
Mattos, Fabio; Garcia, Philip - 2009
This paper investigates the dynamics of sequential decision-making in agricultural futures andoptions markets using a quantile regression framework. Analysis of trading records of 12 traderssuggests that there is great heterogeneity in individual trading behavior. Traders responddifferently to...
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Determinants of the use of debt and leasing in UK corporate financing decisions
Dzolkarnaini, Mohd Nazam - 2009
This thesis investigates the determinants of the use of debt and leasing in the UK using a comprehensive measure of debt and leases, in recognition of the link between lease and debt-type financing decisions, based on financial contracting theory and the tax advantage hypothesis. The design of...
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