.S. productivity levels during the postwar period and finds strong evidence for this phenomenon up to 1990, with rapid growth in … the 1990s, reflecting slower growth in OECD countries, a diminishing of the forces behind the convergence process given …

, innovation and creativity. A new culture is created in relation to the third industrial revolution. It relies on the dispersion …Slovakia is on route for searching its development model. It required courage to take bridge programs for invention … is transforming creative environment. Without its support function starts outflow inventive and creative people from the …

This paper provides an overview of the state of the art of the intersection of development economics and … entrepreneurship. Given the relative neglect of entrepreneurship by development scholars it deals with (i) recent theoretical insights … from the intersection of entrepreneurship and development studies; (ii) the empirical evidence on the relationship between …

between the doctoral education, innovation, technology transfer and development catch-up. Implications for scientific research … regions of the world. This paper presents an argument in favour of PhD by Publication as a tool for innovation and technology … transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of a knowledge economy in 21st century development and catch-up processes …

technology commodity exports in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised … technology goods exports. Second, the internet also complements the mobile phone to boost technology service exports. Third …, positive marginal effects are apparent in the roles of educational quality and scientific output on technology goods exports …

development process proceeds and investigates the consequences in terms of economic growth. … and development against established incumbents raises productivity at the industry level and leads to a shift in the … production process in each industry. The paper argues that the degree of development as reflected in a demand share distribution …

The globalization is breaking-down the idea of national state, which was the base for the development of economic … theory which is dominant today. Global economic crisis puts emphasis on limited possibilities of national governments in … solving economic problems and general problems of society. Does it also mean that globalization and global economic crisis …

competitive environment to attract infrastructure investment (in terms of fibre-optic rings and cable links, among others), and …-quality services so as to steer societies away from being marginalized by the information and communication technology revolution. …

economic development. Although there is a large body of research on new firm formation, the economic context in which new firm … may change the role of new firm formation in economic development. The main conclusion of this review is that there is … development, for example governed by developments in new firm formation. Competition is fierce and it is a question of which …