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Assessment of industrial performance and the relationship between skill, technology and input-output indicators in Sudan
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
This paper examines the industrial performance indicators and the relationships between skill indicators; between skill, upskilling, technology and input-output indicators in Sudan. Our findings are consistent with the stylized facts in the new growth literature, concerning the correlation...
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Assessment of skill and technology indicators at the macro-micro levels in Sudan
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
leads to poor provision of training; low skill levels; skills mismatch; low transfer of knowledge/external schooling effect … of networks systems and collaboration between universities and industry/firms, low transfer of knowledge and a lack of … entrepreneur perspective. We support our third hypothesis that the transfer of knowledge/external schooling effects is successful …
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Measuring and interpreting trends in the division of labour in the Netherlands
Akcomak, I. Semih; Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
This paper introduces indicators about the division of labour to measure and interpret recent trends in employment in the Netherlands. We show that changes in the division of labour occur at three different levels: the level of the individual worker, the level of the industry and the spatial...
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Location Dynamics and Knowledge Agglomeration
Gomes, Orlando - EconWPA - 2004
agglomeration economies, a knowledge variable is assumed. Returning to a two location economy one is able to assess in graphical … terms the relation between distribution of knowledge and location of economic activities. …
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Strategic input for 2016 - 2017 Work Programme : Secure Societies ; Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Secure Societies Advisory Group - 2014
The Secure Societies Advisory Group (SSAG) has considered the strategic priorities that should shape the H2020 programme for the 2016/2017...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011799454
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New Technologies in remittances sending: Opportunities for mobile remittances in Africa
Siegel, Melissa; Fransen, Sonja - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
Mobile remittances have a high development potential as they hold the promise of providing quick, easy and cheap money transfers. In Africa mobile phone usage has increased sharply and mobile banking providers are extending their services, enabling greater opportunities for mobile remittances....
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Drivers of Brazilian foreign investments – technology seeking and technology exploiting as determinants of emerging FDI
Carvalho, Flavia; Duysters, Geert; Costa, Ionara - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
The paper uses data from a recent survey on Brazilian firms to investigate the role of technology in the internationalization of firms, and whether if affects the destination of foreign investments. Emerging markets FDI is a much-debated topic these days, and their technology-seeking purpose is...
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