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La crisis económica actual, una visión desde la economía política
Sergio, Reuben - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The paper criticizes the conception of value on behalf of the conventional economic theory, blaming it for the current … ruptures in the process of accumulation of capital triggering crisis like the actual. The theory of regulation is used in this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025710
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La crisis económica actual: una visión desde la economía política
Sergio, Reuben - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The paper criticizes the conception of value on behalf of the conventional economic theory, blaming it for the current … ruptures in the process of accumulation of capital triggering crisis like the actual. The theory of regulation is used in this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105673
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Introduction of innovations during the 2007-8 financial crisis: US companies compared with universities
Waters, James - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Financing innovation presents informational and control problems for the financier, and different solutions are used … in innovation during the 2007-8 financial crisis for both. We extend prior theories of external financing’s effect on … aggregate funding. Empirical results are consistent with our theory: external dependence and asset intangibility had a limited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110250
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Effects of innovation on employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth across four Latin American … countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation surveys. Specifically, we relate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644922
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Development divide vs digital divide – cross country study
Ewa, Lechman - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The paper presents most recent estimates on the field of cross national digital gaps, in terms of application new information and communication technologies. The author proposes a way of measurement of the digital gaps among countries. The methodology is mainly based on the taxonomy principles,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259287
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Taking Stock of Research on Regional Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nkamleu, Guy Blaise; Fox, Louise - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This study reviews a host of issues related to international migration in Sub-Saharan Africa and presents an overview of the state of the art of research and knowl-edge. Its aim is to identify policies and research areas that will improve understanding and management of migration in Sub-Sahara...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005014723
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Resource curse: new evidence on the role of institutions
Sarmidi, Tamat; Siong Hook, Law; Jafari, Yaghoob - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper attempts to provide a probable answer to a longstanding resource curse puzzle; i.e., why resource-rich nations grow at a slower rate compared to less fortunate ones. Using an innovative threshold estimation technique, the empirical results reveal that there is a threshold effect in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654229
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The empirics of social capital and economic development: a critical perspective
Fabio, Sabatini - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
This paper provides an introduction to the concept of social capital, and carries out a critical review of the empirical literature on social capital and economic development. The survey points out six main weaknesses affecting the empirics of social capital. Identified weaknesses are then used...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835508
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Coordination Failures, Cluster Theory and Entrepreneurship: A Critical View
Glavan, Bogdan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
his theory of clusters. A number of economists have attempted to anchor the appetite for clustering initiatives in a solid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836154
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Economic development, governance and accounting: Lessons for LDCs from the past Western experience.
Sherstnev, Mikhail - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The paper seeks to extend the debate on the accounting as the social and institutional practice and to put it the context of development and governance issues to highlight the specific interrelationships in the field. It takes the interdisciplinary approach to the issues discussed (combining the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008494195