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Assessing risk discourses: Nano S&T in the Global South
Kanerva, Minna - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009
Nano science and technology (nano S&T) has potential to change our lives for the better, but at the same time, it causes also a significant amount of concern in terms of related health, environmental, ethical and societal risks. It is increasingly recognized that addressing these concerns...
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Environmental innovation: Using qualitative models to identify indicators for policy
Kanerva, Minna; Arundel, Anthony; Kemp, Rene - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009
Environmental innovation is an essential part of a knowledge based economy, as environmental innovation makes economies more efficient by encouraging and facilitating the use of fewer material or energy inputs per unit of output. In this respect, environmental innovation replaces material inputs...
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Radical versus Non-Radical Inventions
Schoenmakers, Wilfred; Duysters, Geert; Vanhaverbeke, Wim - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008
is very important. For our research we made use of the EPO (European Patent Office) database on patents. We used the … number of forward patent citations per patent to identify radical from non-radical inventions. For our analysis we used the … backward patent citations per patent. In order to test if the two groups we are considering are truly different and to see on …
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Foreign Direct Investment in Times of Global Economic Crisis: Spotlight on New Europe
Filippov, Sergey; Kalotay, Kalman - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009
This paper examines the potential impact of the economic crisis, which started in 2008, on the dynamics global foreign direct investment, especially in the new member states of the European Union. The global economic crisis that hit the world in 2008 has forced scholars and policy makers alike...
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Knowledge Transfers between Canadian Business Enterprises and Universities: Does Distance Matter?
Rosa, Julio M.; Mohnen, Pierre - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008
This study examines whether the transfer of knowledge flows from universities to enterprises in Canada is hampered by the geographical distance that separates them. The transfer of knowledge flows are measured by the amount of R&D payments from business enterprises to universities that are...
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Innovativity: A comparison across seven European countries
Mohnen, Pierre; Mairesse, Jacques; Dagenais, Marcel - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006
This paper proposes a framework to account for innovation similar to the usual accounting framework in production analysis and a measure of innovativity comparable to that of total factor productivity. This innovation accounting framework is illustrated using micro-aggregated firm data from the...
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Measuring the Returns to R&D
Hall, Bronwyn H.; Mairesse, Jacques; Mohnen, Pierre - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010
We review the econometric literature on measuring the returns to R&D. The theoretical frameworks that have been used are outlined, followed by an extensive discussion of measurement and econometric issues that arise when estimating the models. We then provide a series of tables summarizing the...
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The Growth of Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in India, 1991-2007
Mani, Sunil - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2009
There is enough consensus to show that India's economic performance since 1991 is a direct result of the economic liberalization measures that have been put in place. One of the outcomes of this improved performance is the growth of innovations in the country. This was accompanied by or caused...
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Assessment of science and technology indicators in Sudan
Nour, Samia Satti Osman Mohamed - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010
This paper employs both the descriptive and comparative approaches and uses the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's definition of Science and Technology (S&T) indicators (OECD, 1997) to discuss S&T development in Sudan. We find that the low level and the insufficient...
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Higher education and science policies in the Arab region: National, regional and global processes
Nour, Samia Satti Osman Mohamed - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2010
In this paper we discuss the interaction between science policies (and particularly in the area of scientific research) and higher education policies in Gulf and Mediterranean Arab countries. Our analysis reveals a discrepancy between the two sub-regions with respect to integration in the global...
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