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Science, Technology and Development: Emerging concepts and visions

Soete, Luc - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008

This paper analyzes the impact of globalization on the allocation of public and private resources for research, knowledge creation and diffusion. We argue that while the concentration of research investments remains in a relatively small number of rich countries and regions, the focus of such...

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Foreign Direct Investment: Good Cholesterol?

Hausmann, Ricardo; Fernández-Arias, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This paper studies the proposition that capital inflows tend to take the form of FDI -i.e., the share of FDI in total liabilities tends to be higher- in countries that are safer, more promising and with better institutions and policies. It finds that this view is patently wrong since it stands...

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Institutions, Foreign Direct Investment, and Domestic Investment: crowding out or crowding in?

Farla, Kristine; de Crombrugghe, Denis; Verspagen, Bart - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

Studies of the relationship between FDI and domestic investment levels reach contradictory findings. We revisit this empirical relationship and argue that some of the conflicting evidence may be explained by the use of poor proxies for the true underlying variables and by questionable...

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Financial Constraint and R&D Investment: Evidence from CIS

Mohnen, Pierre; Tiwari, Amaresh; Palm, Franz; Schim van … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2007

Using direct information on financial constraints from questionnaires, rather than the commonly used balance sheet information, this paper presents evidence that, controlling for traditional factors as size, market share, cooperative arrangement, and expected profitability, financial constraints...

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A Knowledge Economy Paradigm and its Consequences

Soete, Luc - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006

During the 1980s and 1990s "Active labour" market reforms opened up labour markets in Europe, making them more flexible without putting in jeopardy the essence of the social security protection model. Countries that went furthest in such "active labour" market reforms such as the UK, the...

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Lessons from 15 Years of Experience with the Dutch Tax Allowance for Energy Investments for Firms

Ruijs, Arjan; Vollebergh, Herman - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2013

Since 1997 the Netherlands has a tax allowance scheme introduced to promote investments in energy saving technologies and sustainable energy production. This Energy Investment Tax Allowance (EIA in Dutch) reduces up-front investment costs for firms investing in the newest energy saving and...

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The Impact of National Research Funds: An Evaluation of the Chilean FONDECYT

Maffioli, Alessandro; Benavente, José Miguel; Crespi, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007

This paper is part of the project: "IDB's Science and Technology Programs: An Evaluation of the Technology Development Funds (TDF) and Competitive Research Grants (CRG)." This paper analyzes the role of National Research Funds in promoting scientific production in emerging economies. The...

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Capacity-Stretching Technical Change: Some Empirical and Theoretical Aspects

Teubal, Morris; Maxwell, Philip - Inter-American Development Bank - 1980

/CEPAL Programme, in which one of the aspects proposed is a model of output increasing innovations. …

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Jamaica's National Aid for Trade Strategy: Partnerships towards Sustained Economic Growth and Development through Trade

Affairs, Ministry of Foreign; Jamaica, Foreign Trade - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2011

Jamaica's National Aid for Trade Strategy, Partnerships towards Sustained Economic Growth and Development through Trade, was prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade with the support of the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank. The Strategy...

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Innovation, R&D Investment and Productivity in Chile

Alvarez, Roberto; Ortega, Claudio Bravo; Navarro, Lucas - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

process innovation on productivity in the Chilean manufacturing industry during the past decade. In general, the evidence … suggests there is not a contemporaneous effect of product innovation on productivity, but there is a positive effect of process …, the results show the presence of lagged effects product innovation on productivity two years after innovation. Compared …

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