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Individual Preferences, Organization, and Competition in a Model of R&D Incentive Provision
Lacetera, Nicola; Zirulia, Lorenzo - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
Understanding the organization of R&D activities requires the simultaneous consideration of scientific workers' talent and tastes, companies' organizational choices, and the characteristics of the relevant industry. We develop a model of the provision of incentives to corporate scientists, in an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019689
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The Acquisition and Commercialization of Invention in American Manufacturing: Incidence and Impact
Arora, Ashish; Cohen, Wesley M.; Walsh, John P. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Recent accounts suggest the development and commercialization of invention has become more "open." Greater division of labor between inventors and innovators can enhance social welfare through gains from trade and greater economies of specialization. Moreover, this extensive reliance upon...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951285
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American Education in the Age of Mass Migrations 1870-1930
Murtin, Fabrice - 2009
This paper derives original series of average years of schooling in the United States 1870-1930, which take into account the impact of mass migrations on the US educational level. We reconstruct the foreign-born US population by age and by country of origin, while combining data on the flow of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765094
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Half a Century of Public Software Institutions: Open Source as a Solution to Hold-Up Problem
Schwarz, Michael; Takhteyev, Yuri - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
We argue that the intrinsic inefficiency of proprietary software has historically created a space for alternative institutions that provide software as a public good. We discuss several sources of such inefficiency, focusing on one that has not been described in the literature: the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005012917
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The Impact of Management Practices on SME Performance
Forth, John - 2018
We examine the impact of management practices on firm performance among SMEs in Britain over the period 2011 … business register. We find that SMEs are less likely to use formal management practices than larger firms, but that such … returns are most apparent for those SMEs that invest in human resource management practices, such as training and performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012923226
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What Role Did Management Practices Play in SME Growth Post-Recession?
Bryson, Alex - 2016
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are known to contribute significantly to aggregate economic growth. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012986766
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Innovation and Smes Patent Propensity in Korea
Han, Junghee - 2015
This paper analyzes the patent propensity as an outcome of innovative activities of regional SMEs. To achieve the aims … firms designated as innovative SMEs by the government are not performing differently than general firms. Only the CEO … considered to actively promote SMEs innovativeness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029129
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The Effect of Credit Guarantees on R&D Investment of SMEs in Korea
Heshmati, Almas - 2014
Korean government has invested significant amount of resources through credit guarantee funds to promote SMEs survival …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013061446
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Integrating Gender into a Labor Economics Class
Strenio, Jacqueline; van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana - 2023
This article argues that a systematic integration of gender into labor economics courses based on standard textbooks is both beneficial and straightforward. An undergraduate course in labor economics presents an ideal opportunity to introduce students to the importance of gender differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014262964
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Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry
Huckman, Robert S.; Clark, Jonathan R. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
The long-standing argument that focused operations outperform others stands in contrast to claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008919713