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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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Distribution & Growth in an Economy with Limited Needs
Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This Paper studies a model of the distribution of income under bounded needs. Utility derived from any given good reaches a bliss point at a finite consumption level of that good. On the other hand, introducing new varieties always increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124380
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Knowledge Disclosure, Patents and Optimal Organization of Research and Development
Bhattacharya, Sudipto; Guriev, Sergei - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
We develop a model of two-stage cumulative research and development (R&D), in which one Research Unit (RU) with an innovative idea bargains to license her non-verifiable interim knowledge exclusively to one of two competing Development Units (DUs) via one of two alternative modes: an open sale...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124391
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Market Failure and the Poverty of New Drugs in Maternal Health
Fisk, Nicholas M; Atun, Rifat - eSocialSciences - 2008
A new survey finds that only 17 drugs are under active development for maternal health indications, which is less than 3% of the pipeline in cardiovascular health (660 drugs). The international agencies have forgotten pregnant women. Given the unacceptably high number of maternal and perinatal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341686
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Technology Sourcing and Internationalisation of IT firms in India
K, Narayanan - eSocialSciences - 2008
The paper analyzes the determinants of internationalisation, defined in terms of export intensity and overseas investments, of the IT firms in India. In particular, the paper examines the role of technology sourcing, both internal (in-house R&D) and external (technology imports), in determining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341763
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Development of Corrugated Fiber Board Cartons for Long Distance Transport of Tomato in India
Sharan, Girja; S, Srivastav; Rawale, Kishor P; Dave, Umang - eSocialSciences - 2008
Tomotaoes which are produced in Gujarat, north west India are small, so the growers were not organized enough to raise funds to sponsor research at public R&D institutions in the area. That task was therefore taken up. Boxes that protected the produce better on long journey and were affordable...
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The Global Race for Excellence and Skilled Labour: A Status Report
Rollwagen, Ingo; Renkin, Tobias - eSocialSciences - 2012
In this context, higher education as well as research and development (R&D) have long since ceased to be purely the domain of the developed Western economies. Numerous regions of the world, some in the emerging markets in particular – the often-cited BRIC countries – are catching...
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OTC Derivatives Market in India: Recent Regulatory Initiatives and Open Issues for Market Stability and Development
Arora, Dayanand; Rathinam, Francis Xavier - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper seeks to prove the point that the Indian OTC derivatives markets, unlike many other jurisdictions, are well regulated. Only contracts where one party to the contract is an RBI regulated entity are considered legally valid in India. A good reporting system and a post-trade clearing and...
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Inda's Pharmaceutical Industry on Course for Globalisation
Perlitz, Uwe - eSocialSciences - 2008
The pharmaceutical industry is expanding worldwide. For some years now, it has been benefiting from the particular dynamics of the Asian economies as both purchasers and producers. It is not only the markets in China and India that register high growth rates. Despite the positive outlook India...
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A Review of the Pharmaceutical Industry of Canada
N, Lalitha - eSocialSciences - 2008
Three important aspects of the Canadian pharmaceutical industry-viz. compulsory licence, price control on patented drugs and the R&D scenario. Unlike other developed countries, which have adopted the route of providing higher Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection to promote the growth of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487733