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The paper aims at defining the role of intentions for reciprocity. The ultimatum game is modified, by adding a kind of randomizer (Chinese Whisper), to generate outcomes which are not intended und thus to separate the proposers' initial intentions from their actual offers. The mechanism ensures...
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This paper provides an economic justification for the protection of cultural property rights of indigenous groups. Cultural property either in the form of traditional knowledge or folklore carries the potential to increase wealth by adding to the knowledge base of an economy. But in order to...
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Innovationen sind das Kernelement des Überlebens und der Positionierung von Volkswirtschaften, da sie zur Befriedigung der Marktbedürfnisse beitragen. Vor dem Hintergrund knapper Ressourcen werden jedoch regelmäßig nur die Innovationen realisiert, die aus einer betriebswirtschaftlichen...
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In order to better capture non-R&D based processes related to Learning by Doing, Using and Interacting (DUI) as a basis for policy advice, this paper empirically identifies DUI mode drivers of SME innovation. For the first time, a large set of conceptually derived indicators is used in a...
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During recent international climate negotiations like in Paris 2015, the European Union agreed to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. Policy-makers target the residential sector as a major user of fossil energy because potential to improve the energy efficiency in existing houses is...
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Markets for expert services are characterized by information asymmetries between experts and consumers. We analyze the effects of consumer information, where consumers suffer from either a minor or serious problem and only experts can infer the appropriate treatment. Consumer information is a...
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Die Digitalisierung von Handwerksbetrieben und die effektive Förderung dieses Prozesses sind ein wichtiger Baustein für die Erhöhung der Wettbewerbs- und Innovationsfähigkeit des Handwerks. Um die zugrundeliegenden Prozesse und Einflussmöglichkeiten zu analysieren, wurde eine Umfrage unter...
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The 'doing-using-interacting mode' of innovation (DUI) is considered an important component of innovative activity. It describes informal innovative activities and thus complements the 'science-technology-innovation mode' (STI) based on research and development. While empirical measurement of...
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Die Digitalisierung des Handwerks ist ein zentrales Thema für Handwerksorganisationen und Wirtschaftspolitik. Die Forschung zu diesem Thema hat daher in den vergangenen Jahren eine Reihe grundlegender Erkenntnisse hervorgebracht, die für die Weiterentwicklung der Digitalisierungsbemühungen...
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