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investment or international technology spillovers. This study is a major contribution to innovation, trade, FDI and growth … analysis in the context of economic globalization and the demand for labor as well as long run international output …
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and innovation, trying to map - using the taxonomies put forward by the innovation literature - the concrete ways through … involved into globalized markets where domestic innovation has to be complemented by the role played by international … technological transfer. Among the ways how a middle income country can foster domestic innovation and structural change in terms of …
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We study the impact of COVID-19 school closures on differences in online learning usage by regional academic performance. Using data from Google Trends in Italy, we find that during the first lockdown, regions with a previously lower academic performance increased their searches for e-learning...
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- using different taxonomies put forward by the innovation literature - the concrete ways through which an emerging country … where domestic innovation has to be complemented by the role played by international technology transfer. In the second part …
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Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging market economies to innovate and … globalization through the impact of increased competition and foreign direct investment on domestic firms’ efforts to raise their … into account firm heterogeneity. We find support for the prediction that competition has a negative effect on innovation …
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Using a randomized experiment in a public Swiss university, we study the impact of online live streaming of lectures on student achievement and attendance. We find that (i) students use the live streaming technology only punctually, apparently when random events make attending in class too...
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In this paper we present a counterfactual evaluation of the effect of ICT resources at school on student achievements conducted in Italy. In 2009 156 classes at 6th grade were endowed with additional resources earmarked for purchasing ICT equipments only. By selecting an equivalent number of...
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The question of how technology affects learning has been at the center of recent debates over educational inputs. In 1994, the Israeli State Lottery sponsored the installation of computers in many elementary and middle schools. This program provides an opportunity to estimate the impact of...
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We econometrically evaluate the performance effects of a six month e-learning programme in a large retail chain with monthly data on sales revenue, for four years using panel regressions. Participants in early cohorts show positive performance effects during training periods that depreciate...
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We study the short-run effects of a gamified online entrepreneurship training offered to high school students in Rwanda during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a randomized controlled trial, we estimate sizeable effects of the 6-week training on entrepreneurial activity. One month after the...
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