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Virtual R&D Teams: A potential growth of education-industry collaboration
Ebrahim, Nader Ale; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari - HAL - 2011
necessary to support the development of new collaboration forms among industry and education. Virtual research and development …Introduction: With the advent of the global economy and high-speed Internet, online collaboration is fast becoming the … norm in education and industry [1]. Information technology (IT) creates many new inter-relationships among businesses …
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Humanitarian aid, internal displacement and social impacts in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W.; Osman, Kamal M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Aulia Internally Displaced People, specially their efforts in education were investigated. It is concluded that introduce … governmental efforts in improving facilities are minimized. With the increasing loads of children vying to join education, lack of … children leave education and search for working opportunities to support their families. It is basically required from the …
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In Search of the Silver Bullet for Productivity Growth: A Review Article of The Power of Productivity and Transforming the European Economy
Ark, Bart van - In: International Productivity Monitor 10 (2005) Spring, pp. 79-86
attention give by both volumes to innovation and education -- two areas that are generally felt to be very important in terms of …
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ABC, 123: Can you text me now? The Impact of a Mobile Phone Literacy Program on Educational Outcomes
Ksoll, Christopher; Aker, Jenny C.; Lybbert, Travis J. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2010
We report the short-term results from a randomized evaluation of a mobile phone literacy and numeracy program (Project ABC) in Niger, in which adult literacy students learned how to use mobile phones as part of a literacy and numeracy class.  Students in ABC villages showed substantial gains in...
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The role of education in regional innovation activities and economic growth: spatial evidence from China
Chi, Wei; Qian, Xiaoye - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This study examines one of the channels through which education may contribute to economic growth, specifically … innovation. Using the Chinese provincial data from 1997 to 2006, we show that workers’ tertiary education is significantly and …
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Cognitive skills, innovation and technology diffusion
Messinis, George; Ahmed, Abdullahi D. - In: Economic Modelling 30 (2013) C, pp. 565-578
This article presents new international estimates of human capital for the period 1970–2003. The new latent index is used to re-examine the Benhabib and Spiegel (2005) model of technology diffusion in a horse-race with the competing indicators of Barro and Lee (2010) and Hanushek and Wößmann...
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Discussing Economics
Salemi, Michael K.; Hansen, W. L. - Edward Elgar
Discussing Economics treats discussion – meaning formal consideration of questions about a reading – as a new approach to learning economics. Setting out a detailed approach modeled on the ideas of Mortimer Adler and the Great Books Foundation, the authors explain why instructors should...
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The Complexity Vision and the Teaching of Economics
Colander, David (contributor) - Edward Elgar
This ground-breaking book focuses on the implications of the complexity vision, such as that held by economists at the Santa Fe Institute, for the teaching of economics. This complexity vision suggests that answers to questions such as how do markets develop and how do they evolve need to be...
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Teaching Economics
Becker, William E. (contributor); Watts, Michael (contributor) - Edward Elgar
This fascinating sequel to the 1998 Teaching Economics to Undergraduates provides more alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard approach that dominates university economics teaching. Distinguished contributing authors provide a wide range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at...
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The Heart of Teaching Economics
Bowmaker, Simon W. - Edward Elgar
This unique monograph comprises a collection of interviews conducted face-to-face with leading economists at universities throughout the United States. Presented with the singular opportunity to reflect on and share their wisdom and experience, the 21 interviewees discuss how they interpret,...
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