examining inter-relationship between knowledge spillovers from imports and inward FDI. Moreover, human capital is added to the … discussion as one of the appropri- ability conditions for knowledge spillovers. However, in comparison to most studies that rely …, a strong complementary rela- tionship is found between knowledge spillovers through the channels of imports and inward …

levels of analysis of technologies, namely as (i) bodies of problem-solving knowledge, (ii) organizational procedures, and … those which concern knowledge and organizational procedures while in most respects the I/O representation is just an ex post …, derived, one. Next, we outline what we consider to be important advances in the understanding of productive knowledge and of …

literature. We discuss if lock-ins are really inescapable, especially when innovation is concerned. Also, we address the question …

a "great transformation" entails a major process of accumulation of knowledge and capabilities, both at the levels of … with the problem-solving knowledge embodied in organizations - concerning e.g. production technologies, the technical and … directions of knowledge accumulation during the catch-up process and the ensuing effects upon the patterns of production and …

and in particular of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) as incentives for technological innovation. We start with a … critical discussion of the standard justification of the attribution of IPR in terms of "market failures" in knowledge … generation. Such an approach we argue misses important features of technological knowledge and also neglects the importance of …