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Industry structure, procurement and innovation in the UK defence sector
James, Andrew D.; Hall, Peter - 2008
level of competition in an industry and the level of innovation in that industry. Thus, when consolidation changes the level … of competition in an industry we might expect this to have implications for the level of innovation in that industry. The … support industry innovation through funding R&D by industry and in its own research facilities. We present data on changes to …
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Subsidizing national champions: an evolutionary perspective
Aubert, Cécile; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2008
A national-champions-related industrial policy has become (again) en vogue among European politicians. Against this background, our work orders different types of national champions along the industry lifecycle. Different types of locally bound externalities appear along the lifecycle. In a...
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The inter-temporal dimension to knowledge spillovers: any non-environmental reason to support clean innovation?
Karydas, Christos - 2017
innovation with the practices of the wider economy. Using a multi-sector endogenous growth model with in-house R&D and knowledge … spillovers, it is shown, that accounting for the time it takes for an innovation to diffuse modifies this widely-accepted result …
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Competencies and Institutions Fostering High-growth Firms
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - 2008
High-growth firms (HGFs) are critical for net job creation and economic growth. We analyze HGFs using the theory of competence blocs, linking firm growth to property rights and the interaction of complementary expertise. Specifically, we discuss how the institutional framework affects the...
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The causal effects of an industrial policy
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry; Van … - 2012
Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro-econometric evaluation of their causal effects is rare. We exploit multiple changes in the area-specific eligibility criteria for a major program to support manufacturing jobs...
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Die deutsche Heeresindustrie in Europa: Perspektiven internationaler Kooperationen und industriepolitischer Nachholbedarf
Küchle, Hartmut - 2007
Die deutsche Heeresindustrie ist technologisch führend in Europa. Als Reaktion auf die veränderte sicherheitspolitische Lage und die veränderten Anforderungen an die Bundeswehr, sind die Industrieunternehmen jedoch gezwungen, ihre Fähigkeiten durch neue Architekturen, veränderte Komponenten...
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Wohlfahrtseffekte von Rüstungs- und Raumfahrtausgaben: Das Beispiel der Vereinigten Staaten
Glismann, Hans H.; Horn, Ernst-Jürgen; Schrader, Klaus - 1993
Gemessen an den gesamten Staatsausgaben oder am Sozialprodukt haben die Ausgaben für Rüstung in den meisten hochentwickelten und auch weniger entwickelten Ländern einen beträchtlichen Stellenwert. Dies gilt zwar nicht für Raumfahrtausgaben, doch zeigt das Beispiel der Vereinigten Staaten,...
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Did British women achieve long-term economic benefits from working in essential WWII industries?
Hart, Robert A. - 2009
Between mid-1939 and mid-1943 almost 2.2 million additional women were recruited into Britain's essential war industries. These consisted, predominantly, of young women recruited into metal and chemical industries. Much of the increased labour supply was achieved through government directed...
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Cluster policy as a development strategy: Case studies from the Middle East and North Africa
Benner, Maximilian - 2012
Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries is an appealing perspective for practitioners, as it can be seen as a way to anchor economic activity in regions in an era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it...
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The cluster-based development strategy in Kazakhstan's agro-food sector: A critical assessment from an Austrian perspective
Wandel, Jürgen - 2010
This paper challenges the uselfullness of the cluster-based development strategy to diversify and increase the competitiveness of Kazakhstan's economy, regarding the case of the country's agro-food sector. For this it refers to insights of the Austrian Market Process Theory. It is argued that...
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