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Do innovation dimensions matter in China’s cross-regional income differences?

Yang, Jingjing; Khalil, Sana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This paper studies the interlinks between innovation inputs and outputs and between innovation outputs and economic … development. Using a panel data-set from 31 regions of China, we show that the difference in regional innovation output can be …

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The managerial culture and its impact on economic development of Kosovo

Govori, Arbiana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Economic development presumes not only the existence of formal institutions such as property rights and the rule of law under which behave economic agents, but also certain norms or social values that promote exchange, savings and investments. In this context, we discuss cultural dimension of...

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The Metropolitan Region of Campinas, Brazil: applying the technopolis framework

Lambais, Guilherme B. R. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

technological innovation and entrepreneurship in the form of research institutes, a research university (Unicamp), support groups …

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Inflation, Income Inequality and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Cointegration Analysis

Ali, Sharafat - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

The study is an attempt to explore the impact of inflation and income inequality in Pakistan. The study also analyzes the effect of foreign direct investment, workers’ remittances and manufacturing value added on growth. Annual time series data from 1972 to 2007 was used for the analysis....

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Innovation Policy and Development in the ICT Paradigm: Regional and Theoretical Perspectives

Kalvet, Tarmo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Innovation policy forms a foundation, and probably the most important one, of economic development in any society … destruction need stewardship – creative destruction management – and this paper aims to explore some key aspects of innovation … as well as to production disaggregation and segment relocation. Analysis of innovation policies of the Central and …

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A contribuição da Sociologia para a formação em Engenharia

i, António - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002

This article is based on the lesson presented in the scope of academy activities in the area of Sociology (at FCT-UNL). It is intended to approach the controversies concerning the relation between technology and society (technological determinism, effect on employment, importance of the social...

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Technology, Trade Specialization and Development: Jumping to Technology Development Era

Mellati, Ali - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

Developing countries often are characterized as producers and exporters of a few types of natural resource based goods. Intuition dictates that these countries should change their strategy from being merely merchandise producers to technology developers in order to experience higher level of...

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Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.?

Comin, Diego A.; Easterly, William; Gong, Erick - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2008

We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 BC, 0 AD, and 1500 AD for the predecessors to today's nation states. We find that this very old history of technology adoption is surprisingly significant for today's national development outcomes. Our strong and robust results are for 1500 AD...

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The Wrong Stuff? Creative Class Theory and Economic Performance in UK Cities

Nathan, Max - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Richard Florida’s ‘creative class’ theory suggests that diverse, tolerant, ‘cool’ cities will outperform others. Ethnic minorities, gay people and counter-culturalists attract high-skilled professionals: the presence of this ‘creative class’ ensures cities get the best jobs and...

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Natural Land Productivity, Cooperation and Comparative Development

Litina, Anastasia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This research advances the hypothesis that natural land productivity in the past, and its effect on the desirable level of cooperation in the agricultural sector, had a persistent effect on the evolution of social capital, the process of industrialization and comparative economic development...

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