This paper focuses on the dimensions shaping the dynamics of technology. We present a model where the knowledge stock of a country grows over time as a function of three main factors: its innovation intensity, its technological infrastructures and its human capital. The latter two variables...

The 5th European Conference on Innovation and Enterpreunership – ECEI 2010 was hosted by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens from 15th to 17th September 2010. More than 150 authors and co-authors from 38 countries shared their research results, viewpoints and ideas on a wide...

This study tests the assertion that membership growth in credit unions is constrained by their unique structural features, such as their non-profit mission and member-based ownership. Although these features enhance inclusiveness, existing theory suggest that they work against efficiency when...

The idea of a flat tax, a tax levied at a single rate, has become an increasingly discussed and implemented fiscal strategy across Europe and the rest of the world. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania adopted flat tax systems in 1994 and 1995, making them the first modern countries to adopt flat...

There has been much debate over the past few decades regarding the desirability of implementing an Australian high-speed rail (HSR) system along the nation’s eastern seaboard. The cost of building such infrastructure has meant that governments have been reluctant to pursue its development....

This paper argues that media and communications theory, as with cultural and creative industries analysis, can benefit from a deeper understanding of economic growth theory. Economic growth theory is elucidated in the context of both cultural and media studies and with respect to modern Chinese...

With its 21 variables, the new composite globalisation index presented in this paper accounts for the multidimensionality of this phenomenon instead of relying purely on economic indicators. As compared to other existing globalisation indices, three major innovations are introduced: First, five...

As countless historians and sociologists have pointed out time and time again, globalization has had a profound impact upon the workplace and the nature of work. This research project sets out to examine the diverse effects of economic liberalization and technological change on labor in South...

Livestock production is of strategic economic importance as it is a fundamental component of the livelihood of 85 percent of Ethiopian providing draught power, a mode of transportation and food in the form of milk and meat. Furthermore, livestock substitute for the lack of a modern financial...