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and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and c) the examination of geographical diffusion of regional knowledge … of the EU-25, including measures of R&D investment, proxies for regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio …Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three …
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regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio-economic spillovers. This approach allows the discrimination between the …Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three …) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical …
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colleagues. We estimate the rate of knowledge diffusion inside the firm using two matched worker-firm data sets from Morocco and … for firm heterogeneity using firm factors derived from a principal component analysis. We find that the rate of knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212746
In spite of its predominant economic weight in developing countries, little is known about the informal sector earnings structure compared to that of the formal sector. Taking advantage of the VHLSS dataset in Vietnam, in particular its three wave panel data (2002, 2004, 2006), we assess the...
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The objective of this paper is to shed light on the issue of skill mismatch in the context of return migration in Egypt and Tunisia. Using data on both return and potential migrants in Egypt and Tunisia, we analyze the skills that migrants acquire before and during migration and the way these...
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colleagues. We estimate the rate of knowledge diffusion inside the firm using three matched worker-firm data sets from Benin … the rate of knowledge diffusion is around 7 percent in Morocco and Senegal and much higher in Benin, but part of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861382
We study the relationship between wages, human capital accumulation and work organisation in Morocco using matched worker-firm data for Metallurgical-electrical and Textile-clothing firms. While wages are found to rise with all human capital characteristics, returns to education and experience...
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The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of education on urban labour market participation and earnings in seven major West African cities. Our results show that although education does not always guard against unemployment, it does increase individual earnings in Abidjan, Bamako,...
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Young people in Africa are confronted with many difficulties when it comes to their integration in the labour markets and their research for decent and productive jobs. Research on the links between formal education and vocational training and their economic returns are especially crucial in...
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colleagues. We estimate the rate of knowledge diffusion inside the firm using two matched worker-firm data sets from Morocco and … for firm heterogeneity using firm factors derived from a principal component analysis. We find that the rate of knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720291