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What Do We Know About Geographical Knowledge Spillovers and Regional Growth? A Survey of the Literature
Döring, Thomas; Schnellenbach, Jan - 2004
Modern (endogenous) growth theory tells us that knowledge spillovers are crucial for the growth of high-income economies. Against this background the paper provides a survey of theoretical and empirical findings highlighting the question of how geographically limited knowledge diffusion can help...
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The early diffusion of the steam engine in Britain, 1700-1800: A reappraisal
Nuvolari, Alessandro; Verspagen, Bart; Von Tunzelmann, Nick - 2011
We examine the diffusion of steam technology across British counties during the eighteenth century. First, we provide new estimates for the regional variations in the timing, pace and extent of usage of steam engines. Our main data source is an updated version of the list of steam engines...
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Environmental policy design and the fragmentation of international markets for innovation
Johnstone, Nick; Hascic, Ivan - 2009
environmentally-related taxes and tradable permits is likely to lead to greater technological innovation than more direct forms of … world economy. For a given level of policy stringency, countries with more flexible environmental policies are more likely … aspects of product and labour market regulation which have implications for technological innovation, such as product and …
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The effect of technological innovation on international trade: a nonlinear approach
Márquez-Ramos, Laura; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2009
This paper focuses on the relationship between technological innovation and international trade. In particular, the … effect of technological achievement on exports is studied. In order to measure technological innovation, the technological … classified into four groups according to their level of technological innovation: Leaders, Potential Leaders, Dynamic Adopters …
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The role of product innovation on the diffusion of mobile telephony
Koski, Heli; Kretschmer, Tobias - 2009
Most existing empirical work on technology diffusion assumes technologies to remain constant throughout the diffusion process. However, many consumer technologies improve significantly over time. Using data on the characteristics of new mobile handsets over a ten-year period and controlling for...
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Perspectives on Technology, Society and Innovation: Report on the 4S/EASST Joint Conference 'Design and Displacement'
Boavida, Nuno; Fleischer, Torsten; Kuppler, Sophie; … - In: Technikfolgenabschätzung - Theorie und Praxis 21 (2012) 3, pp. 92-95
To focus on processes of scientific and technological design and on how newly designed objects are used in different ways than initially intended (“displaced”), the organizers (the Society for Social Studies on Science-4S and the European Association of Studies on Science and...
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Do Spillovers Stimulate Incremental or Drastic Product Innovations? Hypotheses and Evidence from German Establishment Data
Jirjahn, Uwe; Kraft, Kornelius - 2006
We estimate the determinants of various types of product innovation. Knowledge spillovers from rivals have a positive … exert no such independent influence on drastic innovation activities. The results support the hypothesis that establishments …
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Private Incentives to Innovate: Interplay of New Products and Brand-Name Reputation
Leheyda, Nina - 2008
This paper studies the introduction of new products (increase in product variety) in the automobile industry. The focus is on the two sources of market power that may allow the firms to get higher profits (and, thus, recoup investments): new products and brand-name reputation. The effects of new...
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How Students as Consumers Learn Information about New Products
Šišara, Jelena; Goleš, Divna - 2017
The importance of understanding how consumers gather and evaluate information about the new products is essential for providers. This paper considers the student population as consumers and attempt to determine where students as consumers learn information about new products and their attitudes...
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Labor market reform and innovation: Evidence from Spain
García-Vega, María; Kneller, Richard; Stiebale, Joel - 2020
We analyze the effect of a labor market reform on firms' product innovation. The re- form, which amounts to a natural …
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