"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which … represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period … 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a significant determinant of long-term economic growth. In particular, the …

This paper discusses, first, the properties of scientific and technological knowledge and the institutions supporting …

innovation-driven economy. Part 2 describes the policies to be implemented in key areas of the knowledge economy: governance … improved their global competitiveness by taking the first steps in the direction of the knowledge economy. The World Bank Group … entrepreneurial economies, preparing a better-educated and skilled population, improving capabilities for innovation and research, and …

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 …

This paper adopts sociometric analysis to explore the process of knowledge acquisition and diffusion in clusters of … firms. By comparing the knowledge systems of two clusters selected for being at different stages of their development path …, this study shows that the knowledge system of the laggard cluster is weak, highly disconnected and vulnerable, while in the …