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Morality and aspiration in Bourgeois Dignity

Vallier, Kevin - In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics … 41 (2012) 6, pp. 776-782

Deirdre McCloskey's book, Bourgeois Dignity, sets out to refute the most reputable explanations of what she calls the Great Fact—that over the last few centuries, the wealth of industrialized nations has increased by a factor of at least sixteen. She also presents a positive thesis, namely...

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A structural model of firm and industry evolution: Evidence from Chile

Şeker, Murat - In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 36 (2012) 6, pp. 891-913

Although there are many models that yield a simple interpretation of the basic features of firm and industry evolution, they are too stylized to confront the micro-level data in a formal quantitative analysis. By introducing heterogeneity to a stylized industry evolution model, I explain several...

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Does a ‘non-committed’ government always generate lower social welfare than its ‘committed’ counterpart? Strategic trade policy when consumer surplus matters

Žigić, Krešimir - In: Journal of Comparative Economics 39 (2011) 4, pp. 533-556

We show that social welfare in the setup where the government lacks the full ability to commit to its trade policies may exceed the social welfare when the government possesses full commitment power if consumer surplus is part of the social welfare function. This is never the case in the...

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Entrepreneurial innovations and taxation

Haufler, Andreas; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - In: Journal of Public Economics 113 (2014) C, pp. 13-31

Stimulating entrepreneurship is high on the policy agenda of many countries. We study the effects of tax policies on entrepreneurs' choice of riskiness (or quality) of an innovation project, and on their mode of commercializing the innovation (market entry versus sale). Limited loss offset...

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Posture e imposture del lavoro cognitivo. Ripensare la pratica sindacale nel capitalismo delle reti e dei saperi

Chicchi, Federico; Masiero, Nicoletta - In: ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE 2014/1 (2014) 1, pp. 90-115

La centralità della componente cognitiva all’interno dei processi di produzione del valore contemporanei si accompagna a una progressiva frantumazione e umiliazione del lavoro. Appare inoltre piuttosto evidente come i caratteri oggettivi e soggettivi del lavoro cognitivo diano vita a...

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An Innovation Policy Framework: Bridging the Gap between Industrial Dynamics and Growth

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2015

This paper examines policy measures that foster the creation of innovations with high inherent potential and that simultaneously provide the right incentives for individuals to create and expand firms that disseminate such innovations in the form of highly valued products. In so doing, we...

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An Innovation Policy Framework: Bridging the gap between industrial dynamics and growth

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2015

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Tax Incentives for R&D and Innovation: Demand versus Effects

Gokhberg, Leonid; Kitova, Galina; Roud, Vitaliy - In: Foresight-Russia 8 (2014) 3, pp. 18-41

Tax incentives have proven to be an efficient tool of state support for science, technology and innovation, and are … organizations and universities performing R&D. The study demonstrated that such a demand is generally low for all types of surveyed … grants. Universities engaged in R&D are more likely to turn to the benefits for grants and accelerated depreciation of fixed …

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Quo Vadis? Energy Consumption and Technological Innovation in China's Economic Growth

Zhang, ZhongXiang; Jin, Wei - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014

, physical capital and technology all grow, fossil energy consumptions decline, and environmental quality improves. …

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Firm Productivity and Type of Innovation: Evidence from the Community Innovation Survey 6

Stojcic, Nebojša; Hashi, Iraj - In: Croatian Economic Survey 16 (2014) 2, pp. 121-146

Having recognized the impact of innovation for the improvement of productivity in firms and for the growth of national economies, researchers have been exploring the innovation process and its underlying factors for over a decade now. Much of the empirical findings in this area have been based...

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