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The Transaction Costs Perspective on Standards as a Source of Trade and Productivity Growth
den Butter, Frank A.G.; Groot, Stefan P.T.; Lazrak, Faroek - 2007
This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which enhances trade and, consequently, economic welfare. A major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325142
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High Performance in Complex Spatial Systems: A Self-Organizing Mapping Approach with Reference to The Netherlands
Kourtit, Karima; Arribas-Bel, Daniel; Nijkamp, Peter - 2013
detailed regional facilitating and driving factors related, inter alia, to talent, innovation, skills, networks, accessibility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328344
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Micro Moments Database for Cross-Country Analysis of ICT, Innovation, and Economic Outcomes
Bartelsman, Eric; Hagsten, Eva; Polder, Michael - 2017
This paper provides technical documentation to a database built up from firm-level sources titled Micro moments database(MMD) that is made available for researchers through Eurostat. The MMD is an internationally harmonized research database of statistical moments collected from linked...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011586728
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Evolutionary Thinking in Environmental Economics
van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. - 2007
Evolutionary and environmental economics have a potentially close relationship. This paper reviews past and identifies potential applications of evolutionary concepts and methods to environmental economics. This covers a number of themes: resource use and ecosystem management; growth and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325207
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The Firms behind the Regions: Analysis of Regional Innovation Performance in Portugal by External Logistic Biplots
de Noronha, Teresa; Galindo, Purificación Vicente; … - 2013
The strategic choices regarding innovation and R&D policy in Portugal have, over the last two decades, produced various … firms located throughout the country, and to explore those innovation determinants that have a region-specific connotation …. In our paper, innovation is used as a major contributor to the policy evaluation process referred to above. To provide a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326201
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A Monte Carlo Comparison between the Free Cash Flow and Discounted Cash Flow Approaches
Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen; Turner, Rodney - 2002
One of the debates in the capital budgeting model selection is between the free cash flow and DCF methods. In this paper an attempt is made to compare SVA against NPV model based on Monte Carlo simulations. Accordingly, NPV is found less sensitive to value driver variations and has got higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324971
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Evaluating the Capacity of Standard Investment Appraisal Methods
Akalu, Mehari Mekonnen - 2002
The survey findings indicate the existence of gap between theory and practice of capital budgeting. Standard appraisal methods have shown a wider project value discrepancy, which is beyond and above the contingency limit. In addition, the research has found the growing trend in the use of value...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325018
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Radical Innovation and Network Evolution
Phlippen, Sandra; Riccaboni, Massimo - 2007
This paper examines how a radical technological innovation affects alliance formation of firms and subsequent network …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325532
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Collusion through Joint R&D: An Empirical Assessment
Duso, Tomaso; Roeller, Lars-Hendrik; Seldeslachts, Jo - 2010
This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product market. We show that a sufficient condition for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325636
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A Field Experiment in Motivating Employee Ideas
Neckermann, Susanne; Gibbs, Michael; Siemroth, Christoph - 2014
crowding out. Our findings suggest that rewards can improve innovation and creativity, and that there may be a tradeoff between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010377228