Emerging economies are now becoming more central in global competition. To achieve this, many countries have invested to develop into 'knowledge economies'. Universities have a role to play in this transformation, both as generators of new knowledge as well as actors that can interact with the...

There is a growing literature exploring the role of international trade channels on economic growth, looking at the mechanisms through which import and export flows might affect productivity, technology diffusion and output growth. However, most of this literature appears to neglect an important...