Search Results - subject:"Research Development"

On the Obituary of Scientific Knowledge Monopoly

Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013

The August 15th 2013 Shanghai Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU) should leave policy makers wondering about whether the impressive growth experienced by ‘latecomers in the industry\' has moved hand-in-hand with contribution to knowledge by means of scientific publications. Against...

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Evaluating the Impact of Cluster Development Programs

Giuliani, Elisa; Maffioli, Alessandro; Pacheco, Manuel; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Do the programs that aim to promote and develop industry clusters (also known as Cluster Development Programs) work? Do they have an impact on enterprise development? This paper offers an insight into the methods that can help answer these fundamental questions through solid quantitative...

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Challenges for Global Value Chain Interventions in Latin America

Pietrobelli, Carlo; Staritz, Cornelia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Value chain interventions are increasingly used by international organizations and national donor agencies in the context of their private sector development strategies. This paper argues that an understanding of Global Value Chains (GVCs), their drivers, and their governance structures is...

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Análise e trajetória do Programa Centros Vocacionais Tecnológicos no Brasil

Castioni, Remi; Bouskela, Mauricio; Radaelli, Vanderléia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Esta nota técnica trata de uma importante iniciativa implantada pelo governo brasileiro e que visa atender a múltiplos propósitos dada a dimensão territorial do país. O Programa de Implementação e Modernização dos Centros Vocacionais Tecnológicos foi o ponto de partida para que o...

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Relatorio da situação da conexidade à internet e banda larga no Brasil

Marín, Javier; Creus, Ruben G.; Zaballos, Antonio García - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Este relatório tem por objetivo analisar a correlação existente entre a quantidade e qualidade da infraestrutura do Brasil versus seu desenvolvimento econômico, tendo como um de seus sustentáculos a penetração da Banda Larga nos 5.565 municípios do Brasil e, principalmente, nos...

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Innovation and Productivity in the Service Sector: The Case of Mexico

Dutrénit, Gabriela; Fuentes, Claudia De; Santiago, Fernando - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

An extensive literature analyzes the determinants of research and development (R&D) and the impacts of R&D on firms' innovation performance and productivity. Because most available studies focus on manufacturing firms, very little is known about firms in the service sector. The gap is even more...

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Innovation and Productivity in the Colombian Service Industry

Gallego, Juan Miguel; Gutiérrez, Hernando; Taborda, Rodrigo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

This paper presents the results of a study on the ways that innovation and productivity are connected in the Colombian manufacturing and service industry. Using data from the Manufacturing Innovation Survey (2007-2008) and the Service Innovation Survey (2008-2009), the paper addresses two main...

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Innovation and the New Service Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Rubalcaba, Luis - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

The service sector has become one of the most important economic activity in the world economy in both developed and developing economies. Services are crucial for further developing the Latin American and Caribbean countries, providing a strong economic dynamism and creating the source for job...

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APPROACH OF RDI SYSTEM IN EUROPEAN UNION IN THE LAST DECADE

Mirela, Nicolov - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2013) 1, pp. 499-508

Present paper present an approach of the Research-Development and Innovation System (RDI) in Europe during the last … decade. After a short introduction is presented the European Union formation. Research, development and innovation (RDI) has … to analyze the Research-Development and Innovation System in Europe. IUS2011 distinguish between three main types of …

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On the Obituary of Scientific Knowledge Monopoly

Asongu, Simplice A - In: Economics Bulletin 33 (2013) 4, pp. 2718-2731

The August 15th 2013 Shanghai Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU) should leave policy makers wondering about whether the impressive growth experienced by ‘latecomers in the industry' has moved hand-in-hand with contribution to knowledge by means of scientific publications. Against...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010701069