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Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 1-2
; the impact of economic reform on British productivity growth; productivity and policy reform in Australia; the measurement …
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Employment Growth from Public Support of Innovation in Small Firms
Link, Albert N.; Scott, John Troy - Economics Department, Bryan School of Business and Economics - 2011
We investigate the impacts of the U.S. publicly-funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program’s funding on …
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Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature
Vivarelli, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
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Do electricity supply constraints matter for comparative advantage? : a neoclassical approach
Sato, Hitoshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
This paper examines the extent to which electricity supply constraints could affect sectoral specialization. For this purpose, an empirical trade model is estimated from 1990-2008 panel data on 15 OECD countries and 12 manufacturing sectors. We find that along with Ricardian technological...
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The Missing Middle
Krueger, Anne O. - eSocialSciences - 2009
The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence, and argue, that stunning as India’s success is, the potential – and need – is for still more reform and more rapid growth. 8 percent is a good rate of growth, but many are destined needlessly to be left behind for years to...
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Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Balai Penelitian T ernak Ciawi-Bogor, Indonesia 2nd February 1984: Shrub Legume Research in Indonesia and Australia
Tangendjaja, Budi - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1984
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Damned by Place, then by Politics: Spatial Disadvantage and the Housing Policy-research Interface
Atkinson, Rowland; Jacobs, Keith - In: International Journal of Housing Policy 10 (2010) 2, pp. 155-171
and its links to research evidence. Although our paper uses the example of Australia, the arguments presented are also …
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Remote area power supply system technologies in Western Australia: New developments in 30 years of slow progress
McHenry, Mark P. - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 5, pp. 1348-1353
The escalation of the renewable energy capacity growth rate in remote pastoral Western Australian (WA) off-grid stand-alone power supply (SPS) systems over the last decade was extraordinary. The expansion was encouraged by subsidised renewable energy technologies, enabling components and system...
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Analysis of the Impact of CIMMYT Research on the Australian Wheat Industry
Brennan, John P.; Quade, Kathryn J. - Economics Research, NSW Primary Industries - 2004
Mexico for developing countries have provided spillover benefits to Australia. Varieties developed from those genetic … materials have resulted in yield increases in Australia. CIMMYT’s success in developing countries has also reduced the world … price for wheat. While the lower prices affect returns in Australia, the increased yields in Australia from the CIMMYT …
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Developments in the Structure of the Australian Financial System
Donovan, Bernadette; Gorajek, Adam - In: RBA Bulletin (2011) June, pp. 29-40
Some countries’ financial systems have undergone significant changes in response to the global financial crisis. While Australia’s financial system also experienced a variety of pressures and changes as a result of the crisis, the overall effect was much less severe than in some...
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