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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Naude, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Goedhuys, Micheline - eSocialSciences - 2011
How does innovation impact on development? How, and under what conditions, do entrepreneurs in developing countries … innovate? And what can be done to support innovation by entrepreneurs in developing countries? This policy brief addresses … these questions and explains the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and development. Policy lessons are drawn …
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Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Spillovers:Evidence from the Indian Manufacturing Sector
Sasidharan, Subash - eSocialSciences - 2006
During the recent period, many countries compete with each other to attract foreign investment. When MNCs invest in a host country, it is assumed that a part of their technology spills to the host country firms. But empirical studies on spillover effects of FDI have failed to find robust...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341691
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What Causes Agglomeration? – Policy or Infrastructure – A Study of Indian Manufacturing Industry
Kathuria, Vinish - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper investigates whether industrial dispersal policy is more potent or the natural and agglomeration cost advantages are important in influencing locational choice of a firm. To carry out the analysis, an agglomeration measure given by Ellison and Glaeser is computed for 66 manufacturing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319322
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Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Spillover: An Evaluation Across Different Clusters in India
Dua, Pami; Goldar, B N; Behera, Smruti Ranjan - eSocialSciences - 2011
The paper attempts to explore the technology spillover effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Indian manufacturing industries across different selected clusters in India. To measure the spillover effect to domestic firms in a particular cluster, a model is used that combines an innovative...
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What Explains the Productivity Decline in Manufacturing in the Nineties in India?
Ray, Saon - eSocialSciences - 2014
This paper uses the data envelopment analysis (DEA) based Malmquist productivity index to estimate total factor productivity growth (TFPG), technical change, and efficiency change for a panel of firms during the period 1991 to 2001 in 26 Indian manufacturing industries. The paper then analyses...
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The Missing Middle
Krueger, Anne O. - eSocialSciences - 2009
The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence, and argue, that stunning as India’s success is, the potential – and need – is for still more reform and more rapid growth. 8 percent is a good rate of growth, but many are destined needlessly to be left behind for years to...
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FTA with Australia by next year
Hock, Teh Eng - eSocialSciences - 2008
Malaysia and Australia hope to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations by 2009, said International Trade and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341825
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Structural and Functional Loss in Restored Wetland Ecosystems
Mateos, David Moreno; Power, Mary E; Comín, Francisco A; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Wetlands, which include tropical mangroves and boreal peatlands, are among the most valuable ecosystems in the world because they provide critical ecosystem goods and services, such as carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, fish production, water purification, and erosion control. As global...
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Swine Flu Casts its Spell across the Globe
Mavani, Rajeev - eSocialSciences - 2009
The swine flu has come to India also. What measures have been taken by the government to fight against the pandemic?
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009912
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Report on National Mineral Policy
Planning Commission, India - eSocialSciences - 2007
other resource countries such as Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, and Indonesia. It is imperative that the bottlenecks in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170138