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24-May-2012
by Jan van Steen (Rathenau Instituut, The Netherlands)
This paper presents the results of data collection across 18 countries and demonstrates that it is possible to produce new policy relevant indicators on public funding of R&D. Initial findings highlight interesting differences across countries in terms of their approaches to R&D funding.
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16-May-2012
This report analyses initiatives in a number of countries through which end-users are notified by ISPs when their computer is identified as being compromised by malicious software and encouraged to take action to mitigate the problem.
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04-May-2012
The emerging "green" economy is a "smarter" economy that has increased demand for ICT-skilled jobs not only in the ICT sector, but more rapidly across the wider non-ICT economy.
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25-Apr-2012
by Koen De Backer and Norahiko Yamano
The review of the available data and indicators on GVCs in this paper shows the increasing importance of GVCs in today’s global economy, but at the same time clearly highlights some major shortcomings.
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23-Apr-2012
by Shane Greenstein (Northwestern University, United States) and Ryan McDevitt (University of Rochester, United States)
This working paper provides estimates of the economic value created by broadband Internet using measures of new gross domestic product and consumer surplus.
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19-Apr-2012
by Russel J. Cooper (University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy and CHI-Research Pty Ltd)
This paper utilises an economic model that looks at the end result – observations on changes in the pattern of consumer spending behaviour – and econometrically estimates the extent of the link between ...
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16-Apr-2012
by Tobias Kretschmer (Ludwig Maximilians University, Germany)
This working paper presents a review of existing studies on dynamic, macroeconomic effects of ICT on productivity and growth.
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16-Apr-2012
by Andrea Beltramello, Koen De Backer and Laurent Moussiegt
This paper discusses the export performance of countries along the value chain by distinguishing upstream activities (i.e. the production of intermediate inputs) and more downstream activities (e.g. the final assembly of products).
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13-Apr-2012
by William Lehr (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Measuring the economic and social impacts of the Internet presents several challenges. This working paper reviews the rapidly changing nature of the Internet, the need for more granular data in order to understand its complexity, and the phenomenon of big data.
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06-Mar-2012
by Branco Ponomariov (University of Texas) and Craig Boardman (Ohio State University)
This paper reviews the current academic thinking on knowledge transfer channels between universities and private industry, from a human resource perspective. It also offers a general framework for "re-organising" the literature, so as to identify gaps in understanding.
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