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Economic analysis of knowledge: The history of thought and the central themes

Leppälä, Samuli - 2012

Following the development of knowledge economies, there has been a rapid expansion of economic analysis of knowledge, both in the context of technological knowledge in particular and the decision theory in general. This paper surveys this literature by identifying the main themes and...

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Information, evolution and utility

Swinkels, Jeroen M.; Samuelson, Larry - In: Theoretical Economics 1 (2006) 1, pp. 119-142

Human utility embodies a number of seemingly irrational aspects. The leading example in this paper is that utilities often depend on the presence of salient unchosen alternatives. Our focus is to understand <i>why</i> an evolutionary process might optimally lead to such seemingly dysfunctional features...

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An Analysis of the Internal Barriers Hindering Croatian Export Companies

Miloloža, Helena - 2016

reliability and the absence of exchange of information, as well as insufficient quality and availability of managerial personnel …

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Anti-Migration as a Threat to Internationalization? A Review of the Migration-Internationalization Literature

Hatzigeorgiou, Andreas; Lodefalk, Magnus - 2018

Does anti-migration sentiment threaten internationalization? One major pro-Brexit argument was that it would enable more control over immigration. The most recent US presidential election also focused on immigration. Anti-migration sentiment could be a threat to internationalization, given that...

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Does political knowledge increase support for Europe? A cross country investigation of the attitudes of European citizens

Cerniglia, Floriana; Pagani, Laura - 2011

We study the impact of political knowledge on the attitudes of European citizens towards the possible distribution of responsibilities between European level institutions and national governments in three policy areas: foreign policy, defence and immigration policy. The hypothesis tested is that...

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Macro's missing link the unbridged gap between Monetarism and the Wicksell Connection

Laidler, David E. W. - 2023

the Wicksell Connections have always dissented, arguing that how agents gather information and apply it to the co …

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Self-Perceptions about Academic Achievement: Evidence from Mexico City

Bobba, Matteo; Frisancho, Veronica - 2020

A growing body of evidence suggests that people exhibit large biases when processing information about themselves, but … attending relatively better schools, tend to process new information on their own ability more effectively. …

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Biased Beliefs and Entry into Scientific Careers

Ganguli, Ina; Gaule, Patrick; Čugalj, Danijela Vuletić - 2020

provision of structured information on the true state of the academic market and information through role models on non …

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Determinants of the Community Mobility during the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Role of Government Regulations and Information

Mendolia, Silvia; Stavrunova, Olena; Yerokhin, Oleg - 2020

information about the location-specific pandemic trends from the effects of the government-imposed social distancing mandates …, retail and recreational activities, etc), while information on country-specific counts of COVID-19 cases and deaths is used … as a proxy for the information about the spread of the pandemic available to the population. A detailed index of …

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Biased beliefs and entry into scientific careers

Ganguli, Ina; Gaulé, Patrick; Vuleti´c éCugalj, Danijela - 2020

randomize the provision of structured information on the true state of the academic market and information through role models …

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