Search for dissertations about: "R D spillovers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words R D spillovers.

2. 1. R&D, International Spillovers and Productivity Growth

   Author : Fredrik Sjöholm; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic theory; econometrics; productivity; Economics; spillovers; R D; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

   Abstract : The study deals with R&D, international spillovers and productivity growth. More specifically the first issue we look at is whether R&D spillovers are transferred across different industries and countries. The effect of R&D conducted within the industry, as will as in other industries and countries, on productivity growth are examined. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on R&D and Growth

   Author : Henrik Braconier; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International commerce; Technology; Scale effects; Innovation; Imitation; R D; Endogenous Growth; Internationell ekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to analyze some aspects of the relationship between R&D and economic growth. In Chapter 2 we analyze how costly imitation may be incorporated into an R&D-driven endogenous growth model. In the model, optimizing firms allocate resources to innovation or imitation. READ MORE

5. 3. Strategists and Academics

   Author : Anders Broström; Hans Lööf; Björn Hårsman; Reinhilde Veugelers; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; public research; spillovers; university-industry; innovation; R D interaction; rationales for interaction; geographic proximity; R D strategy; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of five self-contained essays on interaction in R&D between university researchers and private firms. Together, these essays explore the conditions under which private firms benefit from spillovers from publicly funded and organised research. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Technology Choice and Spillovers

   Author : Erika Färnstrand Damsgaard; John Hassler; Marie Thursby; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; R D; Intellectual Property Rights; Technology Spillovers; Exhaustible Resources; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays on technology choice and spillovers.“Patent Scope and Technology Choice” analyzes the effect of an increase in patent scope on investments in R&D and innovation. READ MORE

7. 5. The impact of competition and innovation on firm performance

   Author : Andreas Poldahl; Lars Lundberg; Patrik Gustavsson Tingvall; Leo Grünfeld; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TFP growth; R D; R D spillovers; Competition; Absorptive capacity; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This PhD thesis consists of four papers analyzing the impact of competition and innovation on Swedish manufacturing firms’ performance. Paper [I] (co-authored with Patrik Gustavsson Tingvall) analyse determinants of firm R&D using matched Swedish employer-employee data spanning the period 1990-1999. READ MORE