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Playing in Invisible Markets: Innovations in the Market for Toilets to Harness the Economic Power of the Poor
Ramani, Shyama V. - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008
Sanitation is at the heart of not only environmental security but also food security and health. Today about 41% of the global population or about 2.6 billion people do not have access to toilets and about 42,000 people die every week due to drinking water polluted with faecal matter. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150782
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Highly skilled temporary return, technological change and Innovation: The Case of the TRQN Project in Afghanistan
Kuschminder, Katie; Siegel, Melissa - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2012
capacity building in the origin country through knowledge transfer, innovation and technological change. The paper specifically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653058
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Strategies in ICT SMEs in Enlarged Europe (EU25)
Lal, Kaushalesh; Dunnewijk, Theo - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008
Innovation strategies of entrepreneurs are mapped with growth and performance of their firms in this study. Findings of … innovation strategies experienced more employment growth, higher profitability, and better sales dynamics than those that adopted … occasional innovation approach. Market growth of continuous innovating firms realized faster pace than other type of firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150815
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Innovation for the base of the pyramid: Critical perspectives from development studies on heterogeneity and participation
Arora, Saurabh; Romijn, Henny - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009
This article criticises current BoP approaches for under-appreciating two issues that play vital roles in projects targeting the poor at the BoP: heterogeneity among the poor, and the intricacies of participatory partnerships between TNCs, the non-profit sector (NGOs) and local poor communities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998905
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Concepts and guidelines for diagnostic assessments of agricultural innovation capacity
Hall, Andy; Mytelka, Lynn; Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006
agricultural innovation capacity. It explains that contemporary patterns of agricultural development demand fresh thinking on how … innovation can be promoted in ways that can deal with rapidly evolving production and market conditions. The innovation systems … concept is presented as a framework for examining the notion of innovation capacity. The second part of the paper provides …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150797
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A Knowledge Economy Paradigm and its Consequences
Soete, Luc - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006
unemployment, but also impressive increases in employment participation rates, particularly among underrepresented groups in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150860
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Interpersonal Styles and Labor Market Outcomes
Weinberg, Bruce A.; Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006
This paper develops a framework to understand the role of interpersonal interactions in the labor market including task assignment and wages. Effective interpersonal interactions involve caring, to establish cooperation, and at the same time directness, to communicate in an unambiguous way. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150816
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Estimating the rate of return to education in Sudan
Nour, Samia - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2011
This paper examines the rate of return to education in Sudan. One advantage and interesting element in our analysis in this paper is that we explain three stylised facts on the rate of return to education using new primary data in Sudan: first, positive but low rate of return to education and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009195546
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International migration and local employment: analysis of self-selection and earnings in Tajikistan
Atamanov, Aziz; Berg, Marrit van den - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2011
This paper addresses the issue of self-selection of individuals in international labour migration, non-agricultural and agricultural employment in Tajikistan and its link to earnings from these activities. Unlike most empirical studies, we could attribute selection bias on unobservable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323000
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Promoting return and circular migration of the highly skilled
Hercog, Metka; Siegel, Melissa - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2011
Migration of skilled workers from developing countries has increased substantially in recent years. Traditionally, such patterns raised fears on the ground of the associated 'brain drain' as human capital formation is considered to be of central importance to the development and reduction of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009643543