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Investments in energy technological change under uncertainty

Shittu, Ekundayo - 2009

This dissertation addresses the crucial problem of how environmental policy uncertainty influences investments in energy technological change. The rising level of carbon emissions due to increasing global energy consumption calls for policy shift. In order to stem the negative consequences on...

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R&D and Technology Transfer: Firm-Level Evidence from Chinese Industry

Hu, Albert G. Z.; Jefferson, Gary H.; Xiaojing, Guan; … - 2003

contributions of each of these avenues, as well as their interactions, to productivity and knowledge production within Chinese … transfer – whether domestic or foreign – affects productivity only through its interactions with in-house R&D. Foreign direct …

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An Investigation of Firm-Level R&D Capabilities in East Asia

Jefferson, Gary H.; Kaifeng, Zhong - 2002

Chinese cities, we find a strong association between overall R&D productivity in these city economies and the composite …

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More than Numbers: R&D-related Disclosure and Firm Performance.

Merkley, Kenneth Joe - 2011

This dissertation examines the relation between reported financial performance and qualitative disclosure in the research and development (R&D) disclosure setting. While the influence of performance on firms? disclosure decisions is a fundamental issue in the accounting literature, prior studies...

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Novel strategies to overcome barriers to commercialisation of new technologies: a case study from the Australian biotechnology industry

Hine, Damian; Millen, Damien - 2006

The biotechnology industry is shifting its value creation emphasis from R&D to manufacturing and market. Business models need to keep pace with this evolution. This paper reports on a single-case study of a new biotechnology firm, EpiTan Limited, and the life cycle stages it has progressed...

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Continuous Improvement and Innovation as an Approach to Effective Research and Development: A 'Trident' Evaluation of the Beef Profit Partnerships Project

Madzivhandila, T.P.; Groenewald, Izak; Griffith, Garry R.; … - 2008

Effective socio-economic service delivery is vital for alleviating poverty in developing countries.Increased financial support without complementary investment in service delivery mechanisms oftenresults in little or no impact. This paper contributes to the discussion on how to maximize the...

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Advertising, innovation and economic growth

Cavenaile, Laurent; Roldán, Pau - 2019

Este artículo analiza las consecuencias que los gastos publicitarios tienen para la dinámica empresarial y el crecimiento económico, a través de la interacción entre la publicidad y los gastos en investigación y desarrollo (I+D) en las empresas. Presentamos un modelo de crecimiento...

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Total Factor Productivity, Human Capital and Outward Orientation: Differences by Stage of Ddevelopment and Geographic Regions

Miller, Stephen M.; Upadhyay, Mukti P. - 2002

production technology. Then we estimate the total factor productivity series for each classification. Using determinants of total … factor productivity that include, among many others, human capital, openness, and distortion of domestic prices relative to … productivity. …

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Explaining Economic Growth: Factor Accumulation, Total Factor Productivity Growth, and Production Efficiency Improvement

Limam, Yasmina Reem; Miller, Stephen M. - 2004

productivity growth, and production efficiency improvement. In addition, this paper incorporates the quality of inputs in analyzing … output growth, where the productivity of capital depends on its average age, while the productivity of labor depends on its … the improved quality of factors or total factor productivity growth in explaining output growth. The quality of capital …

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An 'Ideal' Decomposition of Industry Dynamics: An Application to the Nationwide and State Level U.S. Banking Industry

Jeon, Yongil; Miller, Stephen M. - 2005

This paper considers the aggregate performance of the banking industry, applying a modified and extended dynamic decomposition of bank return on equity. The aggregate performance of any industry depends on the underlying microeconomic dynamics within that industry . adjustments within banks,...

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