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Technology foresight and industrial strategy in developing countries
Pietrobelli C.; Puppato F. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2015
When Technology Foresight TF began to be adopted in industrial countries, it tended to be still somewhat a marginal activity in developing countries. It was then believed that TF and its prediction of the future was a matter that only highly industrialised countries could endeavour to achieve,...
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Innovation Policy, Entrepreneurship, and Development: A Finnish View
Toivanen, Otto - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
This article first reviews the economic rationales for innovation policy. It then describes the Finnish innovation policy and policy making environment. The Finnish policy is evaluated from the point of view of fostering entrepreneurship. R&D subsidies, the main tool of Finnish innovation...
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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
This chapter analyses foreign direct investments (henceforth FDI) in the oil industry from two large emerging economies, Brazil and China, with the purpose to understand the role of Governments and technology in the internationalisation strategies of those firms. The chapter shows that the...
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A New Nexus Between Foreign Direct Investment, Industrial and Innovation Policies
Costa, Ionara; Filippov, Sergey - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2007
This paper deals with the interplay between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the industrial and innovation policies of host developing economies. It aims to redefine the nexus between these different, though yet strongly interconnected policy areas, by bringing the affiliates of multinational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712178
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Gender difference in support for democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do social institutions matter?
Konte M. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
Little investigation has been made to explain why women are less likely than are men to support democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa. This gender difference in politics has been found in numerous studies and may hinder the much needed legitimation of democracy in this region. This paper addresses the...
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Assessing risk discourses: Nano S&T in the Global South
Kanerva, Minna - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 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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Absorptive Capacity and Export Diversification in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Habiyaremye, Alexis; Ziesemer, Thomas - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006
). We examine the individual and combined effects of various indicators of absorptive capacity on export diversification. We … components of absorptive capacity -with more export diversification is subject to threshold level effects, while the abundance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712003
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Communication costs and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mupela, Evans; Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
setup. The export data derive from the IMF Direction of Trade and the COMTRADE databases, while the communication cost data … an important factor in bilateral trade in the region. Communications have a significant negative effect on export … intensity. The study also reveals that countries with high communication costs generally have lower export intensity than …
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The importance of manufacturing in economic development: Past, present and future perspectives
Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
The structural transformation of a traditional economy dominated by primary activities into a modern economy where high-productivity activities in manufacturing assume an important role remains a defining feature of economic development. The challenges to attain such structural transformation...
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Endogenous Economic Growth through Connectivity
Zon, Adriaan van; Mupela, Evans - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2010
In this paper we show the benefits of regional connectivity and specialization to growth. Starting with one region we show how welfare measured by utility per head increases as the number of connected regions increase. We assume a common connectivity infrastructure implemented by satellite,...
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