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Short-term effects of new universities on regional innovation
Cowan, Robin; Zinovyeva, N. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2007
This paper analyzes empirically the channels through which university research affects industry innovation. We examine how the opening of new science, medicine and engineering departments in Italy during 1985-2000 affected regional innovation systems. We find that creation of a new university...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712218
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Knowledge Base Determinants of Technology Sourcing in the Clean Development Mechanism Projects
Doranova, Asel; Costa, Ionara; Duysters, Geert - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
countries. However we are evidencing that the majority of the CDM projects deploy local sources of technology, which challenges … the North- South technology transfer paradigm established under the sustainable development agenda of the KP. This paper … is an attempt to explain technology sourcing patterns in CDM projects through employment of knowledge base determinants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712151
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Incubators as Tools for Entrepreneurship Promotion in Developing Countries
Akcomak, Semih - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
This paper reviews the literature on incubators in developed and developing countries. We show that the concept of incubators has evolved in time according to market and firm needs. Contemporary successful incubators are profit-oriented, provide a wide range of services, focus more on intangible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712190
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Education, training and skill development policies in Arab Gulf countries: Macro-micro overview
Nour S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
This paper uses a combination of secondary and primary data to provide a more comprehensive analysis of education, training and skill development policies in the Gulf countries. Different from earlier studies an interesting element in our analysis is that we discuss both the supply and demand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010774746
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Education, training and skill development policies in Sudan: Macro-micro overview
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
This paper discusses the education, training and skill development policies in Sudan using a combination of new secondary and primary data. A novel element in our paper is that we use new primary macro and micro (firm) surveys data to discuss and compare the macro and micro perspectives...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712096
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Internet Access in Africa: An Empirical Exploration
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji; Adeya, Catherine Nyaki - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2002
structural as well as cost-related factors. Field data from interviews of over two hundred academics in ten universities in Kenya …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712334
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New Technologies in remittances sending: Opportunities for mobile remittances in Africa
Siegel, Melissa; Fransen, Sonja - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
Mobile remittances have a high development potential as they hold the promise of providing quick, easy and cheap money transfers. In Africa mobile phone usage has increased sharply and mobile banking providers are extending their services, enabling greater opportunities for mobile remittances....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856315
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Irreversible Investment under Uncertainty in Electricity Generation: A Clay-Clay-Vintage Portfolio Approach with an Application to Climate Change Policy in the UK
Zon, Adriaan van; Fuss, Sabine - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006
, in combination with the expectation of a future switch towards another technology, may actually reduce current investment … in that technology (while temporarily increasing current investment in competing technologies). The latter enables … that technology at the time of the switch. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856333
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The making of national giants: technology and governments shaping the international expansion of oil companies from Brazil and China
Pereira de Carvalho, Flavia; Goldstein, Andrea - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
, Brazil and China, with the purpose to understand the role of Governments and technology in the internationalisation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712054
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Assessment of industrial performance and the relationship between skill, technology and input-output indicators in Sudan
Nour, Samia - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
, upskilling, technology and input-output indicators in Sudan. Our findings are consistent with the stylized facts in the new … the positive complementary relationships between technology, skill and upskilling. Different from the Sudanese literature … skill indicators; between skill, upskilling, technology and input-output indicators and industrial performance indicators …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712082