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Research and development, spillovers, innovation systems, and the genesis of regional growth in Europe
Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Crescenzi, Riccardo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio-economic spillovers. This approach allows the discrimination between the …Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three …) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071557
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Digital goods and the new economy
Quah, Danny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
efficiency; provides further insight into why Open Source Software is a successful model of innovation and development in digital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746188
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Nursery cities: urban diversity, process innovation and the life-cycle of products
Duranton, Gilles; Puga, Diego - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
A simple model of process innovation is proposed, where firms learn about their ideal production process by making …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745492
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Social capital and the innovative performance of Italian provinces
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Gagliardi, Luisa; Percoco, Marco - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
Social capital has remained relatively underexplored in innovation literature due to the lack of consensus on the most … capital as propensity towards civicness and prosocial behaviour that facilitates the circulation of nonredundant knowledge … innovative performance after controlling for ‘traditional’ knowledge inputs (R&D and human capital). In addition, instrumental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071081
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Can mobile phones help control neglected tropical diseases?: experiences from Tanzania
Madon, Shirin; Amaguru, Jackline Olanya; Malecela, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
The increasing proliferation of mobiles offers possibilities for improving health systems in developing countries. A case in point is Tanzania which has piloted a mobile phone-based Management Information System (MIS) for the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) where village health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125938
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An 'integrated' framework for the comparative analysis of the territorial innovation dynamics of developed and emerging countries
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
comparative analysis of territorial innovation dynamics in both developed and developing countries. The paper outlines a … conceptual framework to explain the differences between innovation systems and their geography by drawing on elements of … endogenous growth, new economic geography and regional innovation systems. This framework forms the basis of the subsequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126496
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Ethnic diversity, mobility and school funding: theory and evidence from Kenya
Miguel, Ted - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1999
This paper explores the relationship between ethnic diversity and local school funding in Kenyan primary schools. The empirical results paint a picture of pervasive local collective action problems in ethnically diverse Kenyan primary schools. Local ethnic diversity is robustly associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928787
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Living with HIV post-diagnosis: a qualitative study of the experiences of Nairobi slum residents
Wekesa, Eliud; Coast, Ernestina - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
theoretically informed biographic disruption theory. Setting: Interviews were conducted in two Nairobi slums (Kenya). Participants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126336
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How mental illness loses out in the NHS
London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
Mental illness accounts for a massive share of the total burden of disease. Even when we include the burden of premature death mental illness accounts for 23% of the total burden of disease. Yet, despite the existence of cost-effective treatments, it receives only 13% of NHS health expenditure....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884537
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Medical technology as a key driver of rising health expenditures: disentangling the relationship
Sorenson, Corinna; Drummond, Michael; Bhuiyan Kahn, Beena - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
Health care spending has risen steadily in most countries, becoming a concern for decision-makers worldwide. Commentators often point to new medical technology as the key driver for burgeoning expenditures. This paper critically appraises this conjecture, based on an analysis of the existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746236