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Natural disasters and the dynamics of intangible assets
López, Ramón - 2009
"Empirical evidence suggests that the higher-order effects of natural disasters, which affect intangible assets, may be even more important than the material inter-industry effects. However, most existing general equilibrium models ignore higher order effects concerning human capital. Moreover,...
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Innovation and development around the world, 1960-2000
Lederman, Daniel - 2005
"The authors present a database of indicators of innovative activity around the world since the early 1960s. The data include measures of innovation outcomes as well as variables related to innovation effort. The main indicator of innovation outputs is patents. The main variables related to...
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Patenting and research and development : a global view
Bosch, Mariano - 2005
"Using a new global data base on patents and innovation inputs, the authors examine the process of knowledge creation measured by the dynamic relationship between research and development and U.S. patents granted. They confirm at the country level the recurrent micro-level finding of a strong...
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A Study of international fisheries research
1992
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Indonesia : Research and Development Financing
World Bank - 2014
How much Indonesia spends on research and development (R and D) financing, where it spends it, and how it spends it, will affect the level of the country's growth for many years to come. Indonesia currently has the opportunity to consider the nature of its economic growth and where state...
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Romania - Functional Review : Research, Development and Innovation Sector
World Bank - 2013
A functional review by the World Bank of Romania's research, development and innovation (RD&I) sector has been commissioned by the Government of Romania and the European Commission as part of a broader assessment of the public administration contribution to the country's growth and continued...
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Economic policies and productivity change in industry : an internat. comparison
Nishimizu, Mieko; Page, John M. - 1987
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Increasing formality and productivity of Bolivian firms
2009
small firms. Measures to boost the productivity of micro and small firms in general will both help overall economic growth …
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Gender in Bolivian production : reducing differences in formality and productivity of firms
2009
productivity of small informal firms. Using data from firm surveys, national household surveys, and qualitative data from focus … groups, the study conducts a gender analysis of formality and productivity in six different sectors in Bolivia. The findings … productivity and scale of women-owned businesses. Two general priorities emerge: promoting women's access to productive assets to …
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