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dc.contributor.authorOlsson, Olaswe
dc.date.accessioned2006-12-14swe
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-09T11:15:45Z
dc.date.available2007-02-09T11:15:45Z
dc.date.issued2003swe
dc.identifier.issn1403-2465swe
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2077/2804
dc.description.abstractThis article tries to explain the exceptional levels of knowledge creation in certain industrial clusters, levels that are seemingly higher than what is implied by the usual models of atomistic agents who do not internalize externalities. For this purpose, we introduce reference-dependent utility into an OLG model of an industrial cluster where agents allocate resources between consumption and knowledge investments and where the latter spills over to the rest of the cluster. It is shown that if the agents in the cluster have altruistic preferences, they will internalize the externalities from knowledge investments and create more knowledge than if they were atomistic or considered their neighbors to be rivals.swe
dc.format.extent15 pagesswe
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoenswe
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Papers in Economics, nr 87swe
dc.subjectindustrial cluster; reference-dependent utility; knowledge spillovers; relative consumptionswe
dc.titleReference-Dependent Utility in an Industrial Clusterswe
dc.type.svepReportswe
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Economicsswe
dc.gup.originGöteborg University. School of Business, Economics and Lawswe
dc.gup.epcid2515swe
dc.subject.svepEconomicsswe


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