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Inter-Sectoral Linkages and Local Content in Extractive Industries and Beyond; The Case of Sao tome and Principe

Segura, Alonso; Zarate, Walter; Pastor, Gonzalo C.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

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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Science, Social Networks and Spillovers

Sorenson, Olav; Singh, Jasjit - In: Industry and Innovation 14 (2007) 2, pp. 219-238

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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Ready to Leave the Ivory Tower? - Academic Scientists' Appeal to Work in the Private Sector

Fritsch, Michael; Krabel, Stefan - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Society, a research institution devoted to basic science. We find that the scientists' evaluations of the attractiveness of …

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Ready to leave the ivory tower?: Academic scientists’ appeal to work in the private sector

Fritsch, Michael; Krabel, Stefan - In: The Journal of Technology Transfer 37 (2012) 3, pp. 271-296

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The Evolution of Environmental Policy in the People’s Republic of China

Edmonds, Richard Louis - In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell 40 (2011) 3, pp. 13-35

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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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Supply for the G-7 Countries, with Emphasison Germany

Strand, Jon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

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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The Open Knowledge Foundation: Open Data Means Better Science

Molloy, Jennifer C - eSocialSciences - 2012

This article focuses on the Open Knowledge Definition and the Panton Principles for Open Data in Science. Some of the …

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A Simultaneous Equation Model for World Crude Oil and Natural Gas Markets

Krichene, Noureddine - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

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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Management of Oil Wealth Under the Permanent Income Hypothesis; The Case of Sao tome and Principe

Segura, Alonso - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This paper documents the protracted process of shaping the rules governing oil operations in São Tomé and Príncipe. It analyzes the institutional framework for oil sector development, which applies Milton Friedman's permanent income hypothesis to the management of oil resources. São Tomé...

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Cross-Border Issues in Energy Trade in the CIS Countries

Shiells, Clinton R.; Dodsworth, John; Mathieu, Paul Henri - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper explores from a regional perspective the distorted nature of trade in energy products within the CIS countries. The persistence of pricing distortions, barter arrangements, and discriminatory access to pipelines, as well as failure to honor contracts, has disrupted and distorted...

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