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This paper attempts to offer specific inputs to the debate on local content promotion in the oil industry, using the specific case of São Tomé and Príncipe as point of reference. Our approach emphasizes inter-sectoral linkages and institutional pre-conditions for local content promotion....
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Although prior empirical research has established an association between science and the widespread diffusion of … knowledge, the exact mechanism(s) through which science catalyses information flow remains somewhat ambiguous. This paper … investigates whether the knowledge diffusion associated with science-based innovation stems from the norm of openness and …
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Society, a research institution devoted to basic science. We find that the scientists' evaluations of the attractiveness of …
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This paper outlines how the evolution of China’s policy and study of the environment are reflected in the scholarly literature, paying special attention to the impact of the country’s environmental developments on international relations. In particular, it examines accounts of how China has...
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This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced economies (the G-7 plus Spain), with focus on Germany. Renewables production costs are compared to benefits, defined as reductions in net carbon emissions; technological...
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This article focuses on the Open Knowledge Definition and the Panton Principles for Open Data in Science. Some of the …
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The paper employs a heuristic comparative approach suggested by Ismail (2009) to search for evidence of Dutch disease in oil-rich countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). While these countries have benefitted from high international oil prices in recent years,...
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This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital...
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A model for world crude oil and natural gas markets is estimated. It confirms low price and high income elasticities of …
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