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Using Museum Exhibits in Introductory Economics Classes : An Innovation with Experiential Learning
Das, Satarupa - 2020
Using museum exhibits to engage students in experiential learning has not been largely explored by economists …, readings, activities and assessments. This can also lead to deeper learning in the discipline area and better retention of … classes respectively. This has been a great way to achieve content relevance, deeper learning and student engagement. Above …
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Innovation and education : is there a "nerd effect"?
Goldbach, Stefan - 2012
economists. The main contribution to the literature is in using the type of education as main explanatory variable for innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009487852
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Social Capital and Institutional Quality as Factors of Innovation : Evidence from Europe
Kaasa, Anneli - 2013
This paper investigates how different dimensions of social capital and institutional quality are related to innovation activity and its utilisation. For reasons of data availability, previous studies have included mainly patenting data. This study complements the previous studies by analysing...
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Unlimited Growth and Innovation : Paradise or Paradox?
Sutter, Andrew J. - 2010
Ever since the dire predictions of The Limits to Growth (Meadows & al. 1972) failed to come true on time, it's been all too easy to ridicule environmentally-based arguments against economic growth as pessimistic and "Malthusian." In contrast, this paper accepts, for the sake of argument, the...
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The Justice Innovation Approach : How Justice Sector Leaders in Development Contexts Can Promote Innovation
Muller, Sam - 2013
In 'Delivering Justice: Programme of Action to Strengthen the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels', the Secretary-General of the United Nations, argued that the rule of law involves more than the state and its institutions: it “is at the heart of the social contract between...
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Innovation in the Public Sphere : Reimagining Law and Economics to Solve the National Institutes of Health Publishing Controversy
Tschider, Charlotte - 2017
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are responsible for the largest proportion of biological science funding in the United States. To protect the public interest in access to publicly funded scientific research, the NIH amended terms and conditions in funding agreements after 2009, requiring...
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Entrepreneurial Rights As Human Rights : Why Economic Rights Must Include the Human Right to Science and the Freedom to Grow Through Innovation
Aerni, Philipp - 2018
The contemporary human rights debate is mostly concerned with the protection of people affected by change that is beyond their control. But what about those who make use of their basic economic rights to facilitate economic and social change? Do these agents of change need protection and, if so,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012913182
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Innovation and education: Is there a "nerd effect"?
Goldbach, Stefan - 2012
economists. The main contribution to the literature is in using the type of education as main explanatory variable for innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323729
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Cultural Values as Predictors of Positive or Negative Attitude Towards Innovation Among Representatives of Various Generations of Russian People
Fedotova, Vera - 2015
economic transformations that bring changes into the lifestyle, attitudes, and worldview of Russian citizens. The process of … standards. Young people's values, attitudes and aspirations differ from those of the adult generation of Russians, since the … differences in values and attitudes towards innovation, and to find out which values determine positive or negative attitude …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013285
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BUSINESS INCUBATORS AND SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
Bruno, Schebesch Klaus - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2011) 1, pp. 779-785
social learning and social innovation process which leads to sustainable in¬no¬¬va¬tion by means of the influence exerted by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366156