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Convergence in institutions and market outcomes: cross-country and time-series evidence from the business environment and enterprise performance surveys in transition economies
Mitra, Pradeep; Muravyev, Alexander; Schaffer, Mark E. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009
This paper uses firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys to study the process of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending to firms, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005106885
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MODELLING SOCIAL CAPITAL AND GROWTH
Chou, Yuan K. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2002
This paper proposes three theoretical growth models incorporating social capital, based on varied expositions on the concept of social capital and the empirical evidence gathered to date. In these models, social capital impacts growth by assisting in the accumulation of human capital, by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005578965
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Creative intelligence
Samet, Kaies; Teulon, Frédéric - Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la … - 2014
This paper examines the behavioural finance aspects of developed countries which invest significantly in R&D, while trying to benefit from this investment, within the framework of the so called ‘creative intelligence’. At this level, creative intellige
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010784891
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Bevölkerung und Wachstum: Die Bevölkerungsentwicklung in Deutschland als Herausforderung für Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik
Kleinhenz, Gerhard D. - Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität … - 2004
Die Entwicklung der Bevölkerung geriet in Deutschland infolge der gegenwärtigen Finanzkrise der öffentlichen Haushalte und der Systeme sozialer Sicherung in den Focus des öffentlichen Interesses. Die in den meisten hochentwickelten Ländern sich abzeichnende Alterung und Schrumpfung der...
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Law, Stock Markets, and Innovation
Brown, James R.; Martinsson, Gustav; Petersen, Bruce C. - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2015
We study a broad sample of firms across 32 countries and find that strong shareholder protections and better access to stock market financing lead to substantially higher long-run rates of R&D investment, particularly in small firms, but are unimportant for fixed capital investment. Credit...
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The Canada-Atlantic Canada Manufacturing Productivity Gap: A Detailed Analysis
Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003
production. Of these, innovation is found to be the most important. Since research and development activity has been historically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481843
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The Importance of Skills for Innovation and Productivity
Rao, Someshwar; Tang, Jianmin; Wang, Weimin - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 15-26
detailed examination of the dynamics of innovation and determinants of productivity at the firm and industry level in Canadian …, product market competition, and government support for R&D, training, and technical assistance are the drivers of innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650236
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Editor's Overview
Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 1-2
for the Canada-U.S. productivity and income gaps; the importance of skills for innovation and productivity; the diffusion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650247
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EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON INNOVATION: EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
Kaasa, Anneli - Majandusteaduskond, Tartu Ülikool - 2007
This paper investigates how different dimensions of social capital influence innovation output. The novelty of the … innovation. Unlike many previous studies, this one uses the structural equation modelling approach instead of regression analysis … in order to take into account the relationships between the factors of innovation. Regional-level data from Eurostat …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635018
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Do business and public sector research and development expenditures contribute to economic growth in central and eastern European countries? A dynamic panel estimation
Pop-Silaghi, Monica Ioana; Jude, Cristina; Alexa, Diana; … - School of Economics, Kingston University - 2012
This paper examines the impact of R&D expenditures in business and private sector on economic growth in Central and Eastern European Countries over the period 1998-2008. Using a Generalised Method of Moments estimator, we find that business R&D has a high and stable contribution to economic...
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