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Social ties for labor market access : lessons from the migration of East German inventors
Dorner, Matthias; Harhoff, Dietmar; Hinz, Tina; Hoisl, Karin - 2016
We study the impact of social ties on the migration of inventors from East to West Germany, using the fall of the Iron Curtain and German reunification as a natural experiment. We identify East German inventors via their patenting track records prior to 1990 and their social security records in...
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Calling Baumol: what telephones can tell us about the allocation of entrepreneurial talent in the face of radical institutional changes
Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2021
The aim of this paper is to test a key aspect of Baumol's theory that the allocation of entrepreneurial efforts toward its productive (e.g., start-up activity) or unproductive (e.g., rent-seeking) use depends on institutional conditions. In contrast to previous research, we study a context where...
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Commitment devices, opportunity windows, and institution building in Central Asia
Danne, Christian - 2012
This paper studies the institutional reform process in Central Asia from 1995 to 2006. I compare the institutional reform processes of Central Asian countries to those conducted in their neighbouring countries of Central and (South) Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The paper identifies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530810
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Transition in Southeast Europe : understanding economic development and institutional change
Uvalić, Milica - 2010
The paper analyses the 20-year experience with transition in the SEE countries in a comparative framework, illustrating … 1989 to implement a swift transition to a market economy. The paper recalls the initial conditions in the SEE region in … 1989, macroeconomic performance and progress achieved in the various transition-related economic reforms. The international …
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Foresight in a Small Country in Transition : Preliminary Lessons of the Hungarian Technology Foresight Programme
Havas, Attila - 2018
Hungary launched her first foresight programme in 1997. As the country is undergoing fundamental economic and social changes, major institutions are being currently shaped. Therefore is high time to think about medium and long-term issues. In other words, now it is possible to devise strategies...
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Determinants of ICT Implementation and Use in Transition Economies
Soja, Piotr - 2021
) implementation and use in organizations in transition economies. The study is based on research conducted among 129 enterprise system … (ES) adopters in Poland, an example of a transition economy. The determinants are understood as considerations that have a …
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China's Innovation Challenge : An Introduction
Lewin, Arie Y. - 2016
The current Chinese development model is nearing its limits. The World Bank has cautioned that China could find itself in a “middle-income trap”. China recognizes that it must dramatically increase its capacity for innovation to avoid this trap. This chapter provides an introduction to the...
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Problems versus Benefits in Enterprise System Adoption : The Case of a Transition Economy
Paliwoda-Pękosz, Grażyna; Soja, Piotr - 2015
ES project adoptions in Poland, an example of a transition economy. The main findings indicate that informational and IT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014132147
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Problems in Enterprise System Implementation Across the System Lifecycle : Transition versus Developed Economies
Soja, Piotr; Paliwoda-Pękosz, Grażyna - 2015
) implementation in transition and developed economies are presented. In doing so, the research builds on the opinions of ES … practitioners from Poland, a transition economy from Central and Eastern Europe. The main findings suggest that problems in … seem to span through all the lifecycle phases. In addition, it is noticeable that in transition economies practitioners …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014132148
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Institutional differences across resource-based economies
Teksoz, Utku; Kalcheva, Katerina - 2016
To predict economic success and failure, academics and policymakers alike are interested in the differences in institutional structures across natural resource-based economies. This paper uses a political economy framework to examine the effect of institutional variables on per capita...
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