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Social capital, economic growth and regional development
Iyer, Sriya; Kitson, Michael; Toh, Bernard - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1015-1040
 000 individuals living in 40 communities, grouped into nine regions, in the USA. These data show remarkable diversity of social …
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Engines of liberation redux when home appliances prices are endogenous (Einfluss des Preises von Haushaltsgeräten auf die Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen)
Buttet, Sebastien; Dolar, Veronika - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 48 (2015) 1, pp. 27-40
"We propose a model of the household where the transmission mechanism between home appliances and women's labor supply is identical to the one in Greenwood et al. (2005b) with one important exception. We explicitly model firms' pricing and output choices in the appliances sector and thus, the...
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The diffusion of bariatric surgery programs within US community hospitals, 1995 to 2000
Tian, Wenqiang; Hurley, Robert E.; Clement, Dolores G. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 2/3, pp. 204-221
This paper assessed the rapid diffusion of bariatric surgery programs, the surgical treatment for morbid obesity, in US hospitals between 1995 and 2000 and the impact of organisational factors and environmental factors associated with adoption or expansion. We found that diffusion of bariatric...
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Market structure, industrial organisation and technological development: the case of the Japanese electronics-based nc-machine tool industry.
Watanabe, S - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1983
electronics Innovation on small scale industry, the international division of labour and on developing countries. Bibliography and …
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El cambio tecnológico en una empresa Mexicana productora de máquinas para el vidrio y el plástico
García, Alfonso Mercado; Toledo, Patricia - Inter-American Development Bank - 1982
Abarca el desarrollo tecnológico de una empresa mexicana productora de maquinas para el vidrio y plástico. Ofrece información sobre el desempeño económico de la firma, el cambio tecnológico por etapas, así como su impacto en la economía. En ese sentido, se intenta abordar temas de...
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Programa de Investigaciones sobre Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico en América Latina: Monografía de Trabajo: No. 57: Septiembre, 1982: El cambio tecnológico en una empresa Mexic...
García, Alfonso Mercado; Toledo, Patricia - Inter-American Development Bank - 1982
Abarca el desarrollo tecnológico de una empresa mexicana productora de maquinas para el vidrio y plástico. Ofrece información sobre el desempeño económico de la firma, el cambio tecnológico por etapas, así como su impacto en la economía. En ese sentido, se intenta abordar temas de...
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Regional growth convergence and EU policies: Empirical evidence and measuring problems
Esposti, Roberto - In: CESifo Forum 9 (2008) 1, pp. 14-22
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Innovation networks in China, Japan, and Korea : further evidence from U.S. patent data
Nabeshima, Kaoru; Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
and semiconductors. Patent citations suggest that technology flows were largest in the electronics technology, pointing to ….S. patent data, we examine how knowledge networks have developed among these countries. We find that Japan's technological … specialization has become similar across three countries in the sense that the common fields of prominent technology are electronics …
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Does Geographical Agglomeration Foster Economic Growth? And Who Gains and Looses From It?
Fujita, Masahisa; Thisse, Jacques-François - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper proposes a two-region model of endogenous growth, which is a natural combination of a core-periphery model a la Krugman and of a model of endogenous growth a la Grossman/Helpman/Romer. Specifically, we add to the core-periphery model an R&D sector that uses skilled labour to create...
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Competitiveness and environmental policies for agriculture: testing the Porter hypothesis
Managi, Shunsuke - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 3 (2004) 3/4, pp. 310-324
Porter hypothesis suggests tougher environmental regulations could spur technological growth, leading to an increase in productivity of market outputs, simultaneously providing greater environmental protection. This study tests the Porter hypothesis in US agriculture using state level data from...
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