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Agricultural biotechnology R&D and innovations in Nigeria

Irefin, I.A.; Ilori, M.O.; Solomon, B.O. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 4 (2005) 1, pp. 64-80

This study examined the nature and extent of the agricultural biotechnology R&D and innovations in Nigeria. Data were collected from the Directors, Heads of Crop Units and Research Scientists in the agricultural research institutes using structured and unstructured questionnaires and interview...

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Indigenous knowledge and fast moving consumer goods: are we seeing some tradeoffs?

Paul, G.D. Bino; Sankaran, K. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 6 (2007) 6, pp. 612-625

This paper explores the role of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and biodiversity as positive growth leveraging factors. In doing so, we examine how the growth of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) may adversely affect regional knowledge systems and biodiversity. From the investors' perspective, FMCG...

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Why Mickey Mouse is Not Subject to Congestion: A Letter on 'Eldred and Fair Use'

Boldrin, Michele; Levine, David - In: The Economists' Voice 1 (2007) 2, pp. 3-3

In "Eldred and Fair Use," Posner comments that awarding a monopoly over Mickey Mouse avoids the congestion problem that occurs with open access highways. Is the public domain a commons like an open access highway? No, it is not.

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Developing the complex system in Korea: the case study of TDX and CDMA telecom system

Choung, Jae-Yong; Hwang, Hye-Ran - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2007) 2, pp. 204-225

Korean innovation system interact with the innovation system of telecommunication systems. We suggest that (1) the …

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Innovation and internationalisation in the white goods GVC: the case of Arcelik

Bonaglia, Federico; Colpan, Asli M.; Goldstein, Andrea - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 1 (2008) 4, pp. 520-535

The present article sheds light on the process that has allowed a firm from a developing economy to transform itself successfully from an original equipment manufacturer to an own original brand manufacturer multinational enterprise. We study the case of Arcelik, a consumer electronics MNE from...

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Industry Concentration and Regional Innovative Performance – Empirical Evidence for Eastern Germany

Hornych, Christoph; Schwartz, Michael - Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) - 2009

Regarding technological innovativeness, the transformed economy of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) clearly lags behind the Western part of the country. To face this weakness, a broad mixture of policy measures was carried out in recent years. Particular attention is drawn to the...

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Dynamique de l'innovation dans les services français.

MUSOLESI, Antonio - Laboratoire d'Économie de Dijon (LEDI), Université de … - 2006

structurelle qui cherche à faire le lien entre les travaux visant à étudier la fonction d'innovation et ceux sur l'évaluation des … effets de l'innovation. Ici, toutefois nous analysons la relation R&D-innovation-productivité d'une manière dynamique. De … résultats indiquent, d'une part, l'existence d'un haut degré de persistance de l'innovation et, d'autre part, que l'effet de la …

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Will Limited Needs Kill Capitalism?

Saint-Paul, Gilles - In: Capitalism and Society 1 (2007) 1, pp. 4-4

modern capitalist society, productivity is so high that many people are nearly saturated with goods;" ``Productivity growth …." Furthermore, depending on relative levels of product diversity and physical productivity, globalization may harm poorer workers in …

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Patent Theory versus Patent Law

Tabarrok, Alexander - In: Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy 1 (2002) 1, pp. 1039-1039

According to the economic theory of patents, patents are needed so that pioneer firm have time to recoup their sunk costs of research and development. The key element in the economic theory is that pioneer firms have large, hard to recoup, sunk costs. Yet patents are not awarded on the basis of...

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Estimating the Impact of Medical Innovation: A Case Study of HIV Antiretroviral Treatments

Duggan, Mark; Evans, William - In: Forum for Health Economics & Policy 11 (2008) 2, pp. 1102-1102

As health care consumes a growing share of GDP, the demand for better evidence regarding the effects of health care treatments and how these vary across individuals is increasing. Estimating this with observational data is difficult given the endogeneity of treatment decisions. But because the...

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