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Strategic approaches to science and technology in development
Crawford, Michael Frederick - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523409
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Technology and science in World Bank operations
Shapiro, Paul S. (contributor) - 1982
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000563257
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Sub-Saharan Africa : Assessing Technological Capabilities and Firm Productivity
World Bank - 2012
Technological capabilities are at the center of the new theories of economic growth which focus on technology and human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012555072
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North-south trade-related technology diffusion, brain drain and productivity growth : are small states different?
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion …, productivity growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion and education and the interaction between the two …, and decreases with the brain drain. Second, the impact of North-South trade-related technology diffusion, education, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394122
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New product technology, accumulation, and growth
Khan, Faruk A. - 2006
"This paper asks whether new technological capacity for producing and exporting additional products provides incentives for greater capital accumulation, without being fully reflected in a higher rate of total factor productivity (TFP) growth. Using a highly disaggregated data set of each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522214
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Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach
Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004
"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522968
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Boosting productivity via innovation and adoption of new technologies : any role for labor market institutions?
Tressel, Thierry - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523060
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Local and community driven development : moving to scale in theory and practice
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P. (contributor);  … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393458
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Auctions with endogenous participation and quality thresholds : evidence from oda infrastructure procurement
Estache, Antonio - 2009
"Infrastructure projects are often technically complicated and highly customized. Therefore, procurement competition tends to be limited. Competition is the single most important factor toward auction efficiency and anti-corruption. However, the degree of competition realized is closely related...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394147
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Energy demand models for policy formulation : a comparative study of energy demand models
Bhattacharyya, Subhes C. - 2009
"This paper critically reviews existing energy demand forecasting methodologies highlighting the methodological diversities and developments over the past four decades in order to investigate whether the existing energy demand models are appropriate for capturing the specific features of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394160