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Measuring the Impact of Sustainable Technological Innovation

Coccia, Mario - 2015

growth patterns. This paper measures the Net Social Utility of Innovations, by a new technometric approach, which provides …

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The role of governance in quality education in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

This paper examines the governance-"education quality" nexus in a panel of 49 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000-2012. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Quantile regression (QR) are employed as estimation strategies. The following findings are established. First, from the OLS,...

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Green innovation for competitiveness : impact on GDP growth in the European Union

Banelienė, Rūta; Strazdas, Rolandas - In: Contemporary economics 17 (2023) 1, pp. 92-108

the impact of green innovation on economic growth in an innovative environment and digitalization conditions by using … sophisticated indexes and regression analysis. The results show that green innovations have a positive impact on economic growth in … the European Union (EU). However, the impact of digitalization on economic growth is still under discussion and depends on …

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Green technology adoption and the business cycle

Bourgeon, Jean-Marc; Hovsepian, Margot - 2017

We analyze the adoption of green technology in a dynamic economy affected by random shocks where demand spillovers are the main driver of technological improvements. Firms' beliefs and consumers' anticipations drive the path of the economy. We derive the optimal policy of investment subsidy and...

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Endangering the natural basis of life is unjust : on the status and future of the sustainability discourse

Becker, Christian; Ewringmann, Dieter; Faber, Malte; … - 2012

, and an overemphasis of economic growth and growth politics. We propose to reposition the sustainability discourse and …

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The environmental sustainability competence toolbox : From leaving a better planet for our children to leaving better children for our planet

Borgonovi, Francesca - 2022

The paper is the second in a series of two papers mapping young people’s environmental sustainability competence in EU and OECD countries that were prepared as background for the forthcoming OECD Skills Outlook 2023 publication. The papers are the results of a collaboration between the OECD...

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Universities as Learning Organizations for Sustainability? The Task of Climate Protection

Lüdeke-Freund, Florian; Burandt, Simon - 2014

Purpose: For two decades the Leuphana University of Lüneburg addresses socio-ecological issues in research, education and administration. To realize projects like “Agenda 21 and University of Lüneburg” (1999), “Sustainable University” (2004) and its mission statement of “Carbon...

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Responding to the Greatest Challenges? Value Creation in Ecological Startups

Kuckertz, Andreas - 2019

Massive problems trigger massive entrepreneurial opportunities. For this reason, environmental issues such as earth system processes that have extended beyond their thresholds, or are approaching such thresholds, constitute interesting opportunities, especially for ecological startups, to...

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Supporting research for sustainable development

Borowiecki, Martin; Machado, Diogo; Paunov, Caroline; … - 2019

This document presents nine innovation policy initiatives from different OECD countries that support research and innovation for sustainable development by embracing systemic solutions to address the challenge. The three types of initiatives reviewed include: i) grant schemes that support the...

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Innovation and dimensions of sustainable development : mediating role of ICTs

Almawishir, Naeimah Fahad S.; Benlaria, Houcine - In: Cogent business & management 11 (2024) 1, pp. 1-18

This study examines the synergies between innovation, ICT, and sustainable development in the context of Saudi Arabian organizations, through the data derived from the responses of 407 top-level administrative employees from different organizations within the government and the private sectors...

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