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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"knowledge externalities"”.
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The determinants of agglomeration in Brazil: input-output, labor and knowledge externalities
… namely the input-output and labor pooling externalities. Knowledge externalities, the third classic source of Marshallian agglomeration economies, are partially captured through labor-embodied knowledge usage. Industry-specific agglomeration and the coagglomeration of pairs of industries …
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Operational Dynamics of Technology Diffusion: Evidence From Patenting Data
… The main questions are the extent to which knowledge spillovers (knowledge externalities) are geographically localized and their impact on the innovative performance of regions. The main hypothesis is that knowledge spillovers are space dependent because spatial proximity is important in the …
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Innovación, diferenciación y fenómenos de aglomeración: un modelo evolucionista
… divisiones productivas de una empresa y los knowledge spillovers localizados en la región. Demostramos que el Modelado Basado en Agentes constituye una metodología idónea para este tipo de problemas complejos. ___________________________________________ We formalize a theoretical approach to …
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Is there a case for an augmented Tobin’s Q model of R&D investment? Investigating the role of market structure, knowledge spillovers and corporate governance quality
… for economists for a long time. However, our knowledge of the firm’s R&D investment behaviour remains somewhat fragmented. In this thesis, I postulate the idea of an augmented Tobin’s Q model, in which several different but not mutually exclusive theories can be considered together in …
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Regional Socio-Economic Transformation in Brazil
The regional income disparities in Brazil are well-known. Since the 1930s, such income disparities have declined only slightly. This thesis combines traditional economic theory with insights from regional science and economic geography to explain the development pattern in Brazil throughout the …