Seminar Room 1, Espais de Recerca (ERE)
Duration: 30 minutes
Abstract: This paper estimates the importance of knowledge flows for innovation in renewable energies. We do so by introducing the knowledge base [...]
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Seminar Room 1, Espais de Recerca (ERE)
Duration: 30 minutes
Abstract: This paper estimates the importance of knowledge flows for innovation in renewable energies. We do so by introducing the knowledge base theory to explain innovation in renewable energies. More specifically, we explore if renewable energies are embedded with knowledge that would distinguish them from the bulk of innovation and therefore knowledge flows would have a different impact on them. We estimate a Knowledge Production Function approach with patent data for the European regions in the 2000-2010 period. Among the main results, it is shown that scientific knowledge is an important factor to foster innovation in renewable energies and, actually it is more important than for innovation in rest of technological fields. Additionally, we found that renewable energy technologies are susceptible to knowledge flows from the technological sector, although we do not distinguish a spatial pattern different from that affecting innovation in general.
Speaker
Diego Ocampo (Universtiat de Barcelona)
Time
(Friday) 17:00
Location
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Seminar Room 1, Espais de Recerca (ERE)
Direct democratic institutions allow citizens to directly influence policy decisions. They have the potential to lower the influence of legislative and executive bodies while [...]
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Seminar Room 1, Espais de Recerca (ERE)
Direct democratic institutions allow citizens to directly influence policy decisions. They have the potential to lower the influence of legislative and executive bodies while allowing citizens to do more than periodically elect representatives. As with many other institutions that limit the government’s power, there is a question as to how these institutions come into existence in the first place. The research question of this paper asks: What explains the adoption of direct democratic institutions (DDIs) in representative democracies? I argue that the adoption and extension of direct democracy is fueled by the electoral distortion caused by majoritarian elections. The analysis is carried out on a novel data set of constitutional changes in all Swiss cantons during the 19th century and provides insights as to how and when DDIs are introduced or extended. The results also provide a potential explanation for why these institutions are fairly rare at the national level.
Speaker
Lucas Leeman (University of Essex)
Time
(Thursday) 14:30
Location
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona
Seminar Room 1, Espais de Recerca (ERE)
Choosing the right master's programme that best fits with your goals is an important decision. This session [...]
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Seminar Room 1, Espais de Recerca (ERE)
Choosing the right master’s programme that best fits with your goals is an important decision. This session will give you the opportunity to learn first-hand about the MSc in Economics as well as to personally speak with the director, Dr. Joan Calzada.
Sala de Graus, 690 Building