Understanding the factors that may produce a sustained rate of innovation is important for promoting economic … development and growth. In this paper, we examine the role of human capital in firms' innovation by using a large sample of … small and medium sized cities. Patent applications are used as the measure of innovation. Human capital indicators used …

innovative activity in traditional industries such as pulp and paper. -- incremental innovation, ICT investments, modernization …

Applying the methodology developed by Duranton and Overman (2005, 2008), we analyze localization and dispersion of … Japan. Localization is comparable to that in the US, and takes place at relative small scales that are consistent with the … size of Chinese cities. Localization increases rapidly, even in the relative short period between 2002 and 2008, especially …

America, Asia and MENA). It covers the period 1979-2004, and carries out second-generationʺ tests for non-stationary panels …

grouped into three regions (Latin America, Asia and MENA). Our findings suggest that different types of shocks (external, real …

Despite remarkable growth during the last decade, Asia and the Pacific still faces extensive basic infrastructure needs …. -- sustainable transport ; infrastructure ; connectivity ; financing infrastructure ; environment and climate change ; Asia and the …