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At least since Schumpeter published his work "The Theory of Economic Development" (1912), a wide body of literature has focused on the evolutionary process behind firm growth and survival. Recently a growing interest is devoted to the variable "location" as a critical factor, shaping firm...
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In this paper, we discuss several aspects related to innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America (LATAM). First … relevant issue for the region. Then, we review the main research topics related to innovation and entrepreneurship covered by …, we document how LATAM lags behing high-income economies using various innovation indicators and how heterogeneity is a …
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innovation-friendly environment, resulting in a low export ratio given the small size of the country and its long-time EU …, finance and business, we envision a Greek "Silicon Valley" and propose a ten point policy plan to achieve that goal. …
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Immigrants account for about a quarter of US invention and entrepreneurship despite a policy environment that is not … reforms that would likely increase the rate of innovation and the number of startups due to immigrants in the country. Key …
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industrial dynamics, articulates the role and function of entrepreneurial experimentation in innovation systems. This paper … develops the concept of ‘entrepreneurial systems of innovation' to address this gap in the literature. We argue that … entrepreneurial experimentation comprises both ‘technical' and ‘market' experimentation, and that entrepreneurship must be …
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national high-tech zones positively affect local innovation and entrepreneurship. Our paper sheds new light on the debate about …This paper explores how a prominent place-based policy in China, the national high-tech zones, affects local innovation … innovation output and entrepreneurial activities. A number of additional tests suggest that the effects appear causal. Access to …
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demonstrate that innovative entrepreneurship takes place in a collaborative innovation bloc consisting of a myriad of nodes …Among contemporary economists, Mariana Mazzucato stands out for her emphasis on the importance of innovation to solve … pressing challenges and achieve a greater quality of life. However, the type of mission-oriented innovation policies she …
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innovation-friendly environment, resulting in a low export ratio given the small size of the country and its long-time EU …, finance and business, we envision a Greek “Silicon Valley” and propose a ten point policy plan to achieve that goal. …
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markets, and (vi) human capital for entrepreneurship. The reforms would likely strengthen Europe's innovation capacity at a … effort requires extensive and broad-based institutional reforms aimed at strengthening the incentives for entrepreneurship …. Innovative entrepreneurship requires collaborations with numerous agents that provide those skills and resources that the …
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importance of policy measures in building innovative capabilities. -- entrepreneurship ; national systems of innovation ; SMEs … behaviour and/or to the weaknesses of the Turkish innovation system. Exploring a unique firm level survey realized among 50 …
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