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Investments in energy technological change under uncertainty

Shittu, Ekundayo - 2009

This dissertation addresses the crucial problem of how environmental policy uncertainty influences investments in energy technological change. The rising level of carbon emissions due to increasing global energy consumption calls for policy shift. In order to stem the negative consequences on...

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Drivers of national innovation in transition: Evidence from an eastern European panel

Krammer, Marius S. - 2008

Innovation plays a crucial role in determining today's economic growth patterns. But whatenables some countries to … European transition countries. It provides adetailed description of innovation by identifying regional differences in terms of …

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A Theoretical and Institutional Assessment of U.S. Innovation Policy

Atkinson, Robert; Wial, Howard - 2009

This paper assesses the structure and functioning of the U.S. federal government's innovation policy, focusing on those … programs that are designed to promote commercial innovation. Using economic and political theory, institutional analysis …, program data, and comparisons with innovation policies of U.S. states and other nations, the paper identifies the strengths …

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R&D and Technology Transfer: Firm-Level Evidence from Chinese Industry

Hu, Albert G. Z.; Jefferson, Gary H.; Xiaojing, Guan; … - 2003

The capacity of developing economies to narrow the gap in living standards with the OECD nations depends critically on their ability to imitate and innovate new technologies. Toward this end, developing economies have access to three avenues of technological advance: technology transfer,...

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An Investigation of Firm-Level R&D Capabilities in East Asia

Jefferson, Gary H.; Kaifeng, Zhong - 2002

This paper uses a survey of 1,826 firms distributed over ten East Asian metropolitan areas – Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Seoul, and five Chinese cities – to investigate the sources of firm-level R&D capabilities. The analysis identifies the impact of 23 survey variables, classified by...

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R&D Tax Incentive: A Way of Increasing R&D in Lithuania

Paulauskaitė, Laura - 2009

Government and the increase in the innovation level through R&D is a way of ensuring further economic growth of the country. By …

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Exploratory Study of the Impact of Research and Development Tax Incentives in South Africa

Letaba, Petrus - 2012

The intention of this dissertation is to explore the impact of research anddevelopment (R&D) tax incentives in South Africa in the context of the objectivesof the government and the experience of companies. This qualitative studyinvestigated the impacts of R&D tax incentives on financial...

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Accounting for research and development: a review of SSAP 13 (revised)

Nixon, William - 1994

The primary aim of the research for this thesis was to establish the views of accountants in industry on how Research and Development (R&D) expenditure reported in accordance with SSAP 13 (Revised) might more fairly reflect managers' perceptions of therole, risks and benefits of R&D. Six case...

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The Effects of Biotechnology Policy on Trade and Growth

Oehmke, James F.; Maredia, Mywish K.; Weatherspoon, Dave D. - 2001

Despite the clear influence of European Union biotechnology restrictions on trade patterns, very little work has been done to model these influences or their long-run effects. This paper presents an economic trade theory model of biotechnology, biotechnology research and development (R&D), and...

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TRIPS and the pharmaceutical industry: Prescription for profit?

Moerman, L. C.; van der Laan, S. L. - 2006

The impact of global patent regulation in the form of the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement has far reaching effects for the research based pharmaceutical industry and global public health This paper explores the role of accounting in reinforcing the primacy of capital interests over global public...

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