Knowledge drives the growth of nations and regions in a competitive space-economy. Hence, we would expect a strong … correlation between investments in R&D, knowledge and learning processes, on the one hand, and productivity increases, on the … other. However, the empirical evidence shows consistent discrepancies between knowledge inputs and economic performance …

the complexity of pensions systems and degrees of myopia. In this paper, we assess levels of knowledge of pensions using a …

This article investigates the geographical location of workers in jobs with high-knowledge requirements in the German … knowledge information for different jobs that comes from the US Department of Labor. We make use of the regional information … inherent to the GSOEP that can be accessed only through a special user contract. High-knowledge employment is differently …

questioning the view that R&D (and formal knowledge in general) equates innovation and innovation equates regional growth. We … several knowledge and innovation indicators, ranging from R&D expenditures, patent data, to newly released data on different … possible different attitudes and patterns of innovation that we control for, such as regional preconditions for knowledge and …

Since the Lisbon agenda in 2000, Europe stated the goal to become the most advanced knowledge economy in the world … presence of localized externalities in the knowledge accumulation process, this policy may produce distortive and unwanted … average level of knowledge activity accompanied by a huge degree of internal territorial disparity. The aim of this paper is …

extent to which the knowledge production of a multilateral development bank can reach its beneficiaries. We find that IDB …

complexity. For this, I suggest conceiving of moral norms and values as a particular kind of knowledge. The paper elaborates this … several aspects of moral knowledge, as well as problems of researching it. I also relate to anthropology of knowledge in order … to conceive of moral knowledge in a more systematic manner. For the operationalisation part, I will exemplify some …

' where humanitarian relief and long-term development intersect, re-envisioning what types of "knowledge" to promote through … (many of which are demobilized soldiers) and a space for breaking down knowledge monopolies in society, universities are … social life on campuses. In this, we look at how the passive byproducts of knowledge creation in a university atmosphere …

In this paper, we investigate the utility of Knorr-Cetina's theory of epistemic cultures and knowledge cultures for the … and knowledge culture, leading to unique modes of interpretation, recombination and implementation of both imported and …