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An empirical test of the asymmetric models on innovative activity: who invests more into R&D - the incumbent or the challenger? [PDF]
The theoretical discussion concerning the question whether the incumbent or the (potential) entrant invests more into R&D has attracted considerable interest.
Czarnitzki, Dirk, Kraft, Kornelius
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Econometrics at the Extreme: From Quantile Regression to QFAVAR1
ABSTRACT This paper surveys quantile modelling from its theoretical origins to current advances. We organize the literature and present core econometric formulations and estimation methods for: (i) cross‐sectional quantile regression; (ii) quantile time series models and their time series properties; (iii) quantile vector autoregressions for ...
Stéphane Goutte +4 more
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Innovation in Family Firms: The Role of Absorptive Capacity and Knowledge Collaboration
ABSTRACT While prior research suggests that family ownership can significantly facilitate sales and innovation, empirical findings often overlook the nuanced differences in innovation inputs between family and non‐family firms. We address this gap by examining the extent to which family firms are able to use absorptive capacity by creating knowledge ...
David Bruce Audretsch +3 more
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Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
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ABSTRACT In a systematic narrative review of 33 longitudinal corporate crime studies, we identify and describe corporate criminal career dimensions: participation, frequency, crime mix, and duration. Themes and patterns across data sources are assessed, including information collected that informs a corporate criminal career perspective and what ...
Marieke H. A. Kluin +3 more
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Heterogeneous Effects of Farm and Nonfarm Income on Household Consumption Expenditure and Inequality
ABSTRACT This study examines the heterogeneous effects of farm income and nonfarm income on household consumption expenditure and consumption expenditure inequality, using data from the 2016 China Labor Force Dynamics Survey. A two‐stage residual inclusion model is employed to address the endogeneity of nonfarm income.
Wanglin Ma, Hongyun Zheng, Puneet Vatsa
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An evaluation of economic efficiency of finnish regions by DEA and Tobit models [PDF]
Private sector economic efficiency of 83 Finnish regions (labour market areas) in 1988-1999 is investigated by a two stage procedure. In the first stage non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used for calculating a best practise production ...
Loikkanen, Heikki A., Susiluoto, Ilkka
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ABSTRACT Corruption is a major problem that undermines the foundations of democracy and reduces citizens' trust in institutions. However, even in the world's most advanced countries, citizens accept certain levels of corruption. This tolerance towards corruption (TC) reduces the impact of anti‐corruption actions and ends up giving a patina of normality
Begoña Alvarez‐García +3 more
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Class, caste and conspicuous consumption in India
Abstract Using nationally representative household‐level panel data from India, we study status‐signalling through conspicuous consumption across castes, religions and income classes. Conditional on permanent income, scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) Hindu households spend more, while religious minorities spend less on visible consumption ...
Aruni Mitra, Ronit Mukherji
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DEMAND AND QUALITY UNCERTAINTY IN PECAN PURCHASING DECISIONS [PDF]
Fixed search costs associated with locating and purchasing pecans invalidate the Tobit model. Factors such as perceived quality, ease of purchase, and familiarity with marketing outlets influence the fixed costs of pecan purchases.
Florkowski, Wojciech J. +1 more
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