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Do innovation dimensions matter in China’s cross-regional income differences?

Yang, Jingjing; Khalil, Sana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

This paper studies the interlinks between innovation inputs and outputs and between innovation outputs and economic … development. Using a panel data-set from 31 regions of China, we show that the difference in regional innovation output can be …

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The Metropolitan Region of Campinas, Brazil: applying the technopolis framework

Lambais, Guilherme B. R. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

technological innovation and entrepreneurship in the form of research institutes, a research university (Unicamp), support groups …

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The managerial culture and its impact on economic development of Kosovo

Govori, Arbiana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Economic development presumes not only the existence of formal institutions such as property rights and the rule of law under which behave economic agents, but also certain norms or social values that promote exchange, savings and investments. In this context, we discuss cultural dimension of...

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The Shift to Services: A Review of the Literature

Schettkat, Ronald; Yocarini, Lara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

The present paper provides an overview of literature on the shift to services. It follows the three dimensions of structural change - final demand, the inter-industry division of labor and inter-industry productivity differences. It first looks at the ‘classics’, however (Fisher (1935),...

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Political Institutions and the Development of Telecommunications

Andonova, Veneta; Diaz-Serrano, Luis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

It has traditionally been argued that the development of telecommunications infrastructure is dependent on the quality of countries’ political institutions. We estimate the effect of political institutions on the diffusion of three telecommunications services and find it to be much smaller in...

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What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research

Praag, Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …

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Innovation Policy and Development in the ICT Paradigm: Regional and Theoretical Perspectives

Kalvet, Tarmo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Innovation policy forms a foundation, and probably the most important one, of economic development in any society … destruction need stewardship – creative destruction management – and this paper aims to explore some key aspects of innovation … as well as to production disaggregation and segment relocation. Analysis of innovation policies of the Central and …

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A contribuição da Sociologia para a formação em Engenharia

i, António - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002

This article is based on the lesson presented in the scope of academy activities in the area of Sociology (at FCT-UNL). It is intended to approach the controversies concerning the relation between technology and society (technological determinism, effect on employment, importance of the social...

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The Wrong Stuff? Creative Class Theory and Economic Performance in UK Cities

Nathan, Max - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Richard Florida’s ‘creative class’ theory suggests that diverse, tolerant, ‘cool’ cities will outperform others. Ethnic minorities, gay people and counter-culturalists attract high-skilled professionals: the presence of this ‘creative class’ ensures cities get the best jobs and...

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Symbolic Values, Occupational Choice, and Economic Development

Corneo, Giacomo; Jeanne, Olivier - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Channeling human resources into the right occupations has historically been a key to economic prosperity. Occupational choices are not only driven by the material rewards associated with the various occupations, but also by the esteem that they confer. We propose a model of endogenous growth in...

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