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This paper examines how strategic alliances to create and use standards affect economic growth and development. The explanation of the link from standards to economic growth and development is through the effects of standards on the incentives to perform industrial research and development...
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forces behind China's rise in electronics, and we consider the implications for regional electronics trade and production …China's emergence as a key player in the global electronics industry has ignited concerns among its East Asian … neighbors. Upper and middle-income economies fear that China's rise is hollowing out their electronics industrial base. Lower …
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This paper provides first empirical evidence of the joint effects that innovation strategies and human resource … firms and of firms pursuing relatively simple innovation strategies, centered around the acquisition of new machinery …
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, innovative property and economic competencies – has been rising significantly. This has implications for innovation and … role for innovation policies to raise private investment in KBC towards socially optimal levels. Indeed, R&D tax incentives …
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This paper provides first empirical evidence of the joint effects that innovation strategies and human resource …-innovators and of firms pursuing relatively simple innovation strategies, centered around the acquisition of embodied technology. For …
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In many ways, China is the new frontier for entrepreneurship; perceived to be: a logical primary source of economical … manufacturing, raw materials, component parts, and as a major end market. China may also represent the most likely future … The People's Republic of China (“PRC”) demands that U.S. entrepreneurs understand the basic foundation for doing business …
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Does economic growth affect the likelihood of civil war? Answering this question requires dealing with reverse causation. Our approach exploits that international commodity prices have a significant effect on the income growth of Sub-Saharan African countries. We show that lower income growth...
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We investigate the relationship between exposure to "authoritarian" or "autocratic" institutions for prolonged periods of time and long-term economic development. Specifically, we examine how the length of time a country's regime was authoritarian between 1920 and 2000 is correlated with...
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We examine the dynamics of a country’s growth, consumption, and sovereign debt, assuming that the government is myopic and wants to maximize short-term, self-interested spending. Surprisingly, government myopia can increase a country’s access to external borrowing. In turn, access to...
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The hallmark of the recent development and growth literature is a quest to identify institutions that explain a significant portion of the observed differences in living standards across countries. Empirical work in the area focuses almost exclusively on either the global sample or on developing...
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