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Hunt, Richard A. - In: European Journal of Innovation Management 16 (2013) 2, pp. 148-170

Purpose – Existing theories of innovation posit a split between incremental innovations produced by large incumbents and radical innovations produced by entrepreneurial start‐ups. The purpose of this paper is to present empirical evidence challenging this foundational assumption by...

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The international diffusion of new technologies: a multi-technology analysis of latecomer advantage and global economic integration

Perkins, Richard; Neumayer, Eric - EconWPA - 2004

The diffusion of modern, efficient technology has far-reaching consequences for the geography of economic activity … the diffusion of new technology in host economies. The paper concludes by discussing the geographical implications of our … favorable to the rapid spread of new technology. The first states that latecomer advantage allows developing countries to …

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National Productive Structure and Innovative Dynamics: Finding the (Endogenous) Path to Convergence

Cerdeira, Jorge; Rebelo, Luís Pina - Faculdade de Economia e Gestão, Universidade Católica … - 2008

We extend the model presented in Barro and Sala-i-Martin (1997) by allowing for two types of economies - more developed and in transition to European Union integration - to both imitate and innovate varieties of intermediate goods. Besides depending on research and development expenditures, we...

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Comparative international diffusion: Patterns, determinants and policies

Canepa, A.; Stoneman, P. - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 13 (2004) 3, pp. 279-298

differences in the paths of diffusion of new manufacturing technologies. It is observed that diffusion paths are technology … diffusion for all technologies than other countries. Using results in the public domain it is also argued that the main driving … forces behind diffusion patterns are those generally classified as epidemic and rank effects. Building upon this, the …

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Policy-Induced Technology Adoption: Evidence from the U.S. Lead Phasedown

Kerr, Suzi; Newell, Richard - 2001

for technology diffusion. … more effective technology adoption incentives than conventional regulatory standards. We explore this issue for an … during the lead phasedown provided incentives for more efficient technology adoption decisions. Where environmentally …

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Measuring Technology Diffusion and the International Sources of Growth

Eaton, Jonathan; Kortum, Samuel - In: Eastern Economic Journal 22 (1996) 4, pp. 401-410

We describe a methodology to infer the extent of international technology diffusion and to decompose the sources of … extent of international diffusion is substantial, with the United States contributing between a quarter to a half of the …

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Age diffusion never stops? Carotid endarterectomy among the elderly

Nystedt, Paul; Lyttkens, Carl Hampus - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Ekonomihögskolan - 2002

and women but the pattern of age diffusion appears strikingly gender-neutral. …In view of the rising proportion of elderly in the population, diffusion of medical technologies to the elderly is a … endarterectomies (CEAs) performed in Sweden, we explore the pattern of age diffusion 1982-1999. The overall rates of CEA are …

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Neighbors and the evolution of the comparative advantage of nations: Evidence of international knowledge diffusion?

Bahar, Dany; Hausmann, Ricardo; Hidalgo, Cesar A. - In: Journal of International Economics 92 (2014) 1, pp. 111-123

The literature on knowledge diffusion shows that knowledge decays strongly with distance. In this paper we document … diffusion. …

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Communicating Technical Knowledge

Bessen, James - Research on Innovation - 2010

or other ways. But this only pays when new technology is sufficiently developed. In a simple model with endogenous …

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Production technologies and financial performance: The effect of uneven diffusion among competitors

Fuentelsaz, Lucio; Gómez, Jaime; Palomas, Sergio - In: Research Policy 41 (2012) 2, pp. 401-413

We explore the impact of a production technology on financial performance from the perspectives of technology diffusion … and competitive strategy theory. We analyse how diffusion at firm and market levels influences the returns from the … technology. We suggest that firm heterogeneity in the level of technology use leads to competitive advantages for relatively …

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