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The authors present a database of indicators of innovative activity around the world since the early 1960s. The data … include measures of innovation outcomes as well as variables related to innovation effort. The main indicator of innovation … outputs is patents. The main variables related to innovation inputs are investment in research and development (R&D) and …
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projections and scenario analysis. Such forecasting has become increasingly challenging, thanks to the rapid pace of globalization … the world urgently need to see the big picture if they are to deal with the specific challenges and opportunities they …-house researchers and global experts who work on state-of-the-art models related to globalization, technological progress and …
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authors find that the stock of human capital, the level of domestic innovation and technological adaptation, and the level of ….15 percentage point. In terms of innovation, the authors find that a 20 percent increase in the annual number of USPTO patents …
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literature, the paper seeks to lay out the state of knowledge on the role of innovation and the diffusion of technologies in the … absorptive capacities. In contrast, their role in innovation is limited. Standard tools of innovation policy - public research …
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Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys from 2006 to 2023, this paper studies the corporate ethical standards …
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Using data on net exports and factor endowments for more than 100 countries, this paper studies the relationship between factor endowments and comparative advantage in 28 manufacturing sectors between 1975 and 2010. The authors allow for systematic technological differences across countries,...
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This paper uses firm-level data to assess whether telecommunication services are general-purpose technologies (technologies that benefit a large segment of the economy and have long-lasting effect). It finds that only Internet services are so: firm growth and productivity are much higher when...
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Global income inequality captures income differences among all individuals around the world. Global inequality around … the world increased from 1820 to 1990 as incomes in richer countries grew faster than incomes in relatively poorer … world decreased as populous and relatively poorer countries, in particular China, reduced the income gap with richer parts …
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The design of the power market determines how the sector can address complex economic, social, environmental, and engineering challenges to deliver sustainable and reliable electricity at least cost to consumers. This is no simple task, as supply and demand must be balanced every second,...
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The three major players in the global economy, the United States, the European Union, and China, have been designing climate mitigation policies that will help reduce their carbon emissions but will also likely reshape developing countries' trade, prices, and access to technology. This paper...
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