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altruism towards children. They can affect their children's choices via two channels: either by influencing their preferences … why different groups or societies develop different attitudes towards human capital formation, entrepreneurship, and … innovation. …
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where growth is driven by the innovative activity of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is risky and requires investments that … affect the steepness of the lifetime consumption profile. As a consequence, the occupational choice of entrepreneurship …
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where growth is driven by the innovative activity of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is risky and requires investments that … affect the steepness of the lifetime consumption profile. As a consequence, the occupational choice of entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011043182
entrepreneurship. Given the relative neglect of entrepreneurship by development scholars it deals with (i) recent theoretical insights … from the intersection of entrepreneurship and development studies; (ii) the empirical evidence on the relationship between … entrepreneurship and development; and (iii) fresh insights for entrepreneurship policy for development that emerges from recent …
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This essay argues that the economic contribution of certain firms - be they small, young or rapidly growing - has to be understood in a broader context of creative destruction. Growth of some firms requires contraction and exit of some other firms to free up resources that can be reallocated to...
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structure of endogenous growth models with horizontal as well as vertical innovation and emphasizing important implications for …
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structure of endogenous growth models with horizontal as well as vertical innovation and emphasizing important implications for …
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R&D-based growth theory suggests that a larger population size raises either the long-run rate of economic growth ("strong scale effect") or the level of per capita income ("weak scale effect"), with far-reaching policy implications. However, for modern times there is little empirical support...
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R growth theory suggests that a larger population size raises either the long-run rate of economic growth ("strong scale effect") or the level of per capita income ("weak scale effect"), with far-reaching policy implications. However, for modern times there is little empirical support for strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325302
The aim of this paper is to investigate the nexus between demand patterns and innovation as it stems from research … efforts and the extent of specialization. In the proposed model an innovation race conducted by entrants investing in research …
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