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A percolation model of eco-innovation diffusion: the relationship between diffusion, learning economies and subsidies

Cantono, Simona; Silverberg, Gerald - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008

fuel cells is their high upfront costs. While much lower prices seem to be attainable in the future due to learning curve … adopted. Combining with a learning curve for the price as a function of the cumulative number of adopters, this may lead to … effective for a given high initial price level only for learning economies in a certain range. Outside this range, the diffusion …

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Process innovation objectives and management complementarities: patterns, drivers, co-adoption and performance effects

Hervas-Oliver, Jose-Luis; Sempere-Ripoll, Francisca; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

embodied knowledge; (3) an important "implementation" effect or "learning by trying" effect is observed in which the …

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Innovation dynamics and productivity : evidence for Latin America

Crespi G.A.; Tacsir E.; Vargas F. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014

Innovation is fundamental for economic catching-up and raising living standards. Evidence demonstrate a virtuous circle in which RD spending, innovation, productivity, and per capita income mutually reinforce each other and lead to long-term, sustained growth rates and may foster job creation....

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The impact of ICT in public and private universities in Sudan

Nour S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014

This paper examines the impacts of ICT in public and private Sudanese universities. We verify the first and third hypotheses that the use of ICT facilitates connection, networks and collaboration within public and private universities in Sudan, with local, regional and international...

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Understanding multilevel interactions in economic development

Goedhuys, Micheline; Srholec, Martin - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010

National framework conditions mediate the effect of technological capabilities of firms on their productivity. Although this has been recognized in the literature for a long time, a quantitative test that explicitly considers this hypothesis has been lacking. Using a World Bank datasets of about...

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Migration and multi-dimensional poverty in Moldovan communities

Siegel, Melissa; Waidler, Jennifer - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

This paper aims to understand the links between migration and poverty at the community level. Most of the research to date on the links between migration and poverty has been conducted at the micro level, while research related to migration and development more broadly usually focuses on the...

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Global Framework for Differential Pricing of Pharmaceuticals

Daems, Rutger; Maes, Edith; Ramani, Shyama V. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011

This paper examines how equitable, differentiated pricing can improve access to and affordability of medicines, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, and how governments and supranational agencies can create an environment that enables pharmaceutical companies to operate a...

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Determinants of firms' investment behaviour: A multilevel approach

Farla, Kristine - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

This paper investigates micro and macro determinants of firms' investment behaviour using firm data from 101 developing and emerging economies. A substantial number of firms in our sample does not invest in fixed capital or invests little relative to sales revenue. Using a multilevel probit...

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Effects of innovation on employment in Latin America

Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al. (1998), employment growth is related to process...

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The Micro-Dynamics of Catch Up in Indonesian Paper Manufacturing: An International Comparison of Plant-Level Performance

Szirmai, Adam; Van Dijk, Michiel - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2007

In this study we analyze the micro-dynamics of catch up in Indonesian paper manufacturing using a two-country plant-level data set for the period 1975-1997. The Indonesian paper industry is selected as a case-study because it experienced spectacular investment and growth. It became one of the...

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