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Journal Article
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We extend the conventional framework for measuring segregation to consider the stratification of occupations by gender, i.e. when either women or men are predominantly segregated into low-paying jobs. We propose the use of the concentration curve to analyse first-order stochastic dominance, and...
Blog
– Some Lessons for Developing Countries
William Lazonick Defined as the act of forming a new business, entrepreneurship is viewed as a prime way in which individualism can contribute to economic development. Recently The Economist depicted entrepreneurs as “global heroes” who can lead us out of the current economic crisis.[1] Nevertheless...
Book Chapter
From the book:
Ownership and Governance of Enterprises
Journal Article
– The Silicon Valley Model
Part of Journal Special Issue
WIDER Symposium on Adaptive Efficiency and Evolving Diversity of Enterprise Ownership and Governance
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– Determinants of Internet Adoption
This paper shows how organizational, technical, and environmental factors affected firm decisions to adopt Internet technologies during the early years of the commercialization of the Internet. Organizations that had made prior investments in client/server networks had a higher likelihood of...
Journal Article
– Geographic Concentration and Convergence of Internet Industries in the US
Part of Journal Special Issue
The New Economy
Working Paper
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This paper analyzes the ‘Silicon Valley model’ as a novel economic institution in the domain of technological product system innovation such as computers. We focus on the information structural relationship as well as governance relationships between venture capitalists and a cluster of...
Working Paper
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– Geographic Concentration and Convergence of Internet Industries in the US
This paper investigates the effect of information technology on industrial patterns of concentration and convergence. Information-technology intensive industries exhibit slower employment convergence than other industries. The regression estimates suggest that the highest-IT industries exhibit...
Book Chapter
– Gender Politics among New Orthodox Jewish Women in the United States
From the book:
Identity Politics and Women
Book Chapter
– Contract Logging, Chainsaws and Clear-Cuts in Maine Forestry
From the book:
Who Will Save the Forests?
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