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Telekommunikation ist für multilokal lebende Personen von besonderer Bedeutung. Die Gründe liegen zum einen in den …. Telekommunikation dient dabei verschiedenen Funktionen: (1) der Pflege privater Kontakte, (2) der wirtschaftlichen, im weiteren Sinne … selbst. Insgesamt bestehen zwischen Multilokalität und Telekommunikation enge Wechselbeziehungen. Einerseits wird …
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Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … owners. The exogenous component of technology ownership is isolated by using information on the regional presence of … missionary schools from Kenya's colonial past, as well as geographical indicators such as rainfall, changes in forest cover, and …
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The effects that regulation has on the innovation and the introduction of new telecommunications services have not been … (RoRR) and under alternative regulation. The econometric model comprises an count process (for innovation) followed by a …
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This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
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-first century, the growing gap between skill supply and demand sparked a lively discussion regarding the role of technology in … gives data on the effects of technology changes on labour markets. More particular, it seeks to address how technology …
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Science & Technology (S&T) is high on the Chinese policy agenda but there are large uncertainties on the actual S …
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This paper investigates the role of social learning in the diffusion of a new agricultural technology in Ghana. We use … technology and they correctly indicate an absence of social learning effects. …
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industry level the impact of energy prices on green innovation activities. Our econometric models show that energy prices and … green innovation activities are positively related and that energy prices have a significantly positive impact on the ratio … lag between energy prices and innovation activities. Robustness tests confirm the main results. …
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recent literature is that there is a clear impact of environmental policy on invention, innovation and diffusion of …
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planner is interested in the average technology whereas the private researcher is interested in the leading edge technology …
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