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Knowledge and Technological Interaction : A Policy Oriented Study of the African Union
Nwaobi, Godwin Chukwudum - 2006
Powered by developments in new technology applications, the world is moving rapidly towards knowledge-based economic … and in interdependent relationships. Knowledge, education and technological innovations present opportunities for … structures and information societies that comprise networks of individuals, firms and countries that are linked electronically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014031126
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The Roots of the New Economy: An Institutional Perspective
Petit, Pascal - In: International Productivity Monitor 4 (2002) Spring, pp. 39-54
The factors behind the emergence of the New Economy are still poorly understood. In this article, Pascal Petit from CEPREMAP and CNRS in France provides an institutional perspective on the developmental phases or roots of this New Economy. He analyzes the structural, institutional and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005157594
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Understanding Productivity and Income Differentials Among OECD Countries: A Survey
Ark, Bart van - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
Productivity and income growth rates and differentials vary widely among OECD countries. In this chapter, Bart van Ark develops a framework for the understanding of these productivity and income differences. The framework breaks GDP per capita into two basic drivers: labour supply and labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650205
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A Spatial Perspective over the Creative Economy of the Eastern Europe
Sorin, Mazilu - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 1, pp. 356-360
The objective of this paper is to provide a spatial distribution of creative economy in European Union, in 2011. For this purpose, we measure creative economy by proposing a five dimensions index. The results are displayed in the Creative Economy Map of EU. The further discussions highlight the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010631964
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Knowledge And Information - Factors Of Economical And Social Development
Ganciov, Andra; Pribac, Loredana Ioana - In: Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics 10 (2010) 1, pp. 91-102
This work develops a view over the more and more important role that knowledge and information begin to play in all the … is in a continuous transformation and that without information and knowledge one cannot cope with the progress of … aspects of life. Also, the work analyses the concepts of economy based on knowledge and informational society, with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853327
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Optimistic, but not in control: Life-orientation and the theory of mixed control
Urbig, Diemo; Monsen, Erik - 2009
Why are some people more optimistic about their life than others? Literature on locus of control suggests that optimism is associated with the belief that one's life outcomes are controlled by internal factors, such as ability, instead of external factors, such as powerful others or chance....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266644
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Optimistic, but not in Control: Life-Orientation and the Theory of mixed Control
Urbig, Diemo; Monsen, Erik - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Why are some people more optimistic about their life than others? Literature on locus of control suggests that optimism is associated with the belief that one’s life outcomes are controlled by internal factors, such as ability, instead of external factors, such as powerful others or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051053
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Has Trend Productivity Growth Increased in Canada?
Robidoux, Benoît; Wong, Bing-Sun - In: International Productivity Monitor 6 (2003) Spring, pp. 47-55
production and use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) accounted for more of the U.S. productivity growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005292740
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Why Net Domestic Product Should Replace Gross Domestic Product as a Measure of Economic Growth
Spant, Roland - In: International Productivity Monitor 7 (2003) Fall, pp. 39-43
. With the shift in investment toward information technology assets with relatively short service lives, the share of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481870
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The Contribution of Information and Communication Technologies to Growth in Europe and the US: A Macroeconomic Analysis.
Roeger, W. - Directorate-General Economic and Financial Affairs, … - 2001
This paper compares the technological and economic developments related to information and communication technologies … in the 90s both in the US and Europe. In the first part, comparable information on the impact of ICT production and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005641290