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Institutions are a central topic in economic history. Allen’s work differs in that he is interested in institutions per se, not as a means to economic performance and prosperity. The purpose of this book is to explain the institutions of the premodern world and to show why they changed. His...
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Using annual data on 21 industrial countries from the period 1985 to 2009 and a large number of controls, this paper empirically analyzes the impact of technological change on unemployment. As proxy for technological change, it uses the ratio of triadic patent families to population. According...
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In this introduction, we review the arguments that underpin the rationale for the special section, and provide a structured sequence for the contents of the six selected papers that comprise the section.
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This paper looks at foreign Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) investing in the UK and at their impact on the innovation …-level information the paper develops a direct measure of capital inflows at a three-digit industry level. In order to capture innovation … Innovation Survey (CIS). The results suggest that domestic firms active in sectors with greater investments by MNEs show a …
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literature on firm's boundaries and sectoral systems of innovation, we propose industry-specific variables for pharmaceuticals …
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This paper documents a shift in the nature of innovation in the information technology (IT) industry. Using … comprehensive data on all IT patents granted by the USPTO from 1983-2004, we find strong evidence of a change in IT innovation that … is systematic, substantial, and increasingly dependent on software. This change in the nature of IT innovation has had …
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threats of profit loss due to imitation and complete valuation loss due to outside innovation. We disaggregate IPR policies by …
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This paper is the Introduction to Recent Developments in the Economics of Science and Innovation (Edward Elgar, 2014 …
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