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Innovativity: A comparison across seven European countries

Mohnen, Pierre; Mairesse, Jacques; Dagenais, Marcel - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2006

This paper proposes a framework to account for innovation similar to the usual accounting framework in production analysis and a measure of innovativity comparable to that of total factor productivity. This innovation accounting framework is illustrated using micro-aggregated firm data from the...

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Foreign Direct Investment in Times of Global Economic Crisis: Spotlight on New Europe

Filippov, Sergey; Kalotay, Kalman - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009

This paper examines the potential impact of the economic crisis, which started in 2008, on the dynamics global foreign direct investment, especially in the new member states of the European Union. The global economic crisis that hit the world in 2008 has forced scholars and policy makers alike...

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Child deprivation in Ontario: A (less than perfect) comparison with Europe

Notten, Geranda - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

children in eight European high-income countries (France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden … only compares child deprivation for Europe. For Ontario, however, deprivation information is available in the 2009 Ontario … report card methodology allows exploring how child deprivation in Ontario, and possibly Canada, compares to Europe. This …

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Energy Security Risks and Risks Mitigation: an Overview

Kowalski, George; Vilogorac, Sead - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008

Central to the goals of competitiveness and sustainable development is the issue of energy. Is there enough? Where will it come from? What will it costs? Is its production and use environmentally sustainable? Many of these questions are now discussed under the general topic commonly referred to...

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Environmental Policy and International Competitiveness in a Globalizing World: Challenges for Low-Income Countries in the UNECE Region.

Hesse, Dieter - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008

This paper addresses a set of conflicting national objectives, that between economic competitiveness and environmental quality. In lower-income economies, the perceived benefits of improved environmental quality may be valued less than in richer economies while the perceived opportunity costs of...

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Is There a Role for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding

Wachs, Brinda; Hamilton, Geoffrey - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2009

activities in South-east Europe and Central Asia. The essay ends by considering the future role of UNECE in creating a framework …

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Euro-Mediterranean Integration and Cooperation: Prospects and Challenges

Adamo, Katia; Garonna, Paolo - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2009

An overview of current institutional cooperation, economic conditions and challenges in the Mediterranean region.

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Can PPPs Help Close the Infrastructure Gap in the Transition Economies?

Hamilton, Geoffrey - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008

This paper dealing with financing development addresses how public infrastructure can be paid for and managed in an environment where public resources are limited but the investment needs for these services are great. This is a characteristic that succinctly describes many of the emerging...

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Innovation as a Key Driver of Competitiveness

Dobrinsky, Rumen - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008

This paper examines the link between the issue of competitiveness and innovation and their role in fostering higher living standards. The analysis is carried out at the level of both the firm and the country and then outlines some important policy implications. It appears that the innovative...

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Initial Stocktaking of Transport Challenges inthe Early Twenty-first Century

Molnar, Eva - Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), United Nations - 2008

This paper examines the two-way interaction between transport systems and several mega-trends that have been and are likely to continue to characterize the world. These trends include globalization, technological change, increased intergovernmental cooperation, the changing role of the public...

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