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Innovation has a role to play to mitigate water-related risks and to support the provision of water services on which … our well-being and sustainable development depend. Water-related innovation originate in a wide range of countries, with …
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Innovation and technological change are central to the quest for regional development. In the globally … cities results from a complex chain that starts with scale, density and geography, which then combines with industrial … structure characterised by its extent of specialisation, competition and diversity, to yield innovation and productivity growth …
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results in a selection bias that affects econometric estimates of innovation production functions. We propose a methodology to … evaluate whether estimates that rely on the single-office count are affected by a selection bias. -- Innovation production …
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The identification of potential innovation efforts plays an important role in evaluating the innovation process. The … innovation efforts of firms in developing countries might be different to those of Western enterprises. This paper evaluates … innovation processes in developing countries, especially the relationship between innovation efforts and outcomes. Instead of …
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ICT enables product innovation at the firm level. The empirical approach employs a value-added model, which controls for …
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Cities and their populations have suffered from the impacts of accelerated urbanization, with natural disasters, especially involving urban waters. The human and material losses witnessed in recent years, in Brazil and in the world, call attention to the importance of the transition to more...
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policy is likely to increase global emissions. -- Technical Change ; Climate Change ; Development ; Innovation ; Spillovers …
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policy is likely to increase global emissions. -- technical change ; climate change ; development ; innovation ; spillovers …
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Safe and adequate water supply is a vital element to preserve human health; however, access to clean water is limited in many developing countries. Furthermore, improved water sources are often contaminated with fecal matters and consumption of unsafe water poses a great public health risk. This...
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Increased pollution leads to a constant decrease of drinking water quality worldwide. Due to safety concerns, unpleasant taste and odour only about 3% of the population in South Korea is drinking untreated tap water. The present study uses choice experiments and cost-benefit analysis to...
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