Sökning: "innovation economics"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 453 avhandlingar innehållade orden innovation economics.
1. The Role of Public Policies for Energy Technology Development : Their Innovation Effects and Interaction
Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this thesis is to analyze the role of public policies for technological development (i.e., innovation) in the renewable energy sector. The thesis consists of an introductory part and three self-contained papers. LÄS MER
2. Innovation and Employment in Services : The case of Knowledge Intensive Business Services in Sweden
Sammanfattning : This is a study of innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and the impact innovation has on employment. The thesis relies on theories within the fields of "innovation in services", in particular KIBS, and "innovation and employment", taking as its point of departure the taxonomy of product and process innovation. LÄS MER
3. Innovation and Productivity : A Microdata Analysis
Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis consists of four papers. The first two papers deal with firms’ innovation strategies, knowledge spillover and their impact on growth and productivity. The last two papers are focused on spinoffs and their survival. LÄS MER
4. An Economic Backbone of Development : Essays in Financial and Political Economy
Sammanfattning : The thesis consists of three self-contained essays.Local Banking and Historical Innovation: the Effect of Swedish Savings BanksHow does access to credit affect innovation at the early stages of development? This essay uses digitized records from the Swedish savings banks movement, in combination with novel data on the universe of historical patenting, to study how savings banks affected innovation in Sweden between 1900 and 1949, a period when the country was still a developing economy. LÄS MER
5. Trade, Innovation, and Gender
Sammanfattning : Essay I (with Olga Lark): We examine whether exposure to gender inequality at export destinations affects the gender wage gap in exporting firms. We motivate the analysis through a stylized model where wages depend on worker productivity, and men have a comparative advantage when trading with gender-unequal countries due to customer discrimination. LÄS MER