Innovation and Education: Is there a 'Nerd Effect'?
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- Goldbach, Stefan, 2012. "Innovation and education: Is there a "nerd effect"?," Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics 210, Darmstadt University of Technology, Department of Law and Economics.
- Goldbach, Stefan, 2012. "Innovation and Education: Is there a ‘Nerd Effect’?," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) 56008, Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL).
- Goldbach, Stefan, 2012. "Innovation and Education: Is there a ‘Nerd Effect’?," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) 77471, Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL).
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JEL classification:
- A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2013-01-12 (Education)
- NEP-ENT-2013-01-12 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-HRM-2013-01-12 (Human Capital and Human Resource Management)
- NEP-INO-2013-01-12 (Innovation)
- NEP-KNM-2013-01-12 (Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy)
- NEP-LAB-2013-01-12 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-SBM-2013-01-12 (Small Business Management)
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