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Hollanders, Hugo, Gideon Ndubuisi, Solomon Owusu, Monika Matusiak, Alexander Kleibrink, Elena Andonova, John Mark Boden, Vlado Cetl, Olga Diukanova, Mafini Dosso, Jean Dusart, Petros Gkotsis, Ales Gnamus, Alexander Kotsev, Carlo Lavalle, Giovanni Mandras, Nikola Radovanovic, Alessandro Rainoldi, Milena Slavcheva, Miroslav Veskovic & Slavo Radosevic, May 2018, Supporting an Innovation Agenda for the Western Balkans - Tools and Methodologies, This report gives an overview of the Western Balkans region, looking at challenges and emerging potentials for innovation. It also presents tools and methodologies available at the JRC to support an innovation agenda for economic transformation and inspired by Smart Specialisation. Each challenge is supported by a concrete implementation example, More information
Bierbaum, Mira, Jun 2018, Professional judgements at work? A factorial survey experiment on activation workers' decision-making, International Conference on Welfare Conditionality, York University, United Kingdom, June 26-28
Bierbaum, Mira, Jun 2018, Lost agency? Lived experiences of social assistance recipients in an activating welfare state, International Conference on Welfare Conditionality, York University, United Kingdom, June 26-28
Devlin, Robert & Carlo Pietrobelli, 2018, Modern industrial policy and public-private councils at the subnational level: Mexico's experience in an international perspective, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-028 | Abstract
Muzyamba, Choolwe, 2018, The role of community mobilization in the promotion of maternal health in women living with HIV in Zambia, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Akçomak, Semih, Erkan Erdil & Umut Yılmaz Çetinkaya, 2018, Knowledge convergence in European regions: Towards a cohesion?, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-027 | Abstract
Calza, Elisa & Micheline Goedhuys, 2018, Domestic quality certification and growth of Vietnamese MSMEs, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-026 | Abstract
Al Raee, Mueid, Jun 12, 2018, Policies, Innovation and Transition in the Arab countries of the Gulf, DRUID18, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 11-13, 2018, More information
Turkeli, Serdar, René Kemp, Beijia Huang, Raimund Bleischwitz & Will McDowall, 2018, Circular economy scientific knowledge in the European Union and China: A bibliometric, network and survey analysis (2006–2016), Journal of Cleaner Production, 197(1): 1244-1261, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.118, More information
Confraria, Hugo, Jaco Blanckenberg & Charl Swart, 2018, The characteristics of highly cited researchers in Africa, Research Evaluation, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvy017, More information
Belderbos, René, Victor Gilsing, Boris Lokshin, M. Carree & J. Fernández Sastre, 2018, The antecedents of new R&D collaborations with different partner types: On the dynamics of past R&D collaboration and innovative performance, Long Range Planning, 51(2): 285-302, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2017.10.002, More information
Evangelatos, Nikolaos, K. Satyamoorthy & Angela Brand, 2018, Personalized health in a public health perspective, International Journal of Public Health, 63(4): 433-434, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1055-5, More information
Hagedoorn, John, Boris Lokshin & Ann-Kristin Zobel, 2018, Partner Type Diversity in Alliance Portfolios: Multiple Dimensions, Boundary Conditions and Firm Innovation Performance, Journal of Management Studies, 55(5): 809-836, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12326, More information
Mensah, Emmanuel Buadi, Solomon Owusu, Neil Foster-McGregor & Adam Szirmai, 2018, Structural change, productivity growth and labour market turbulence in Africa, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-025 | Abstract
Piva, Mariacristina, Massimiliano Tani & Marco Vivarelli, 2018, Business visits, knowledge diffusion and productivity, Journal of Population Economics, 31(4): 1321-1338, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-017-0679-3, More information
Torugsa, Nuttaneeya (Ann), Anthony Arundel & P.L. Robertson, 2018, Applying configurational thinking to identify recipes for producing service innovations in the service sector, International Journal of Innovation Management, 22(6), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919618500494, More information
Andrade, M.J., C. Jayaprakash, S. Bhat, Nikolaos Evangelatos, Angela Brand & K. Satyamoorthy, 2018, Antibiotics-Induced Obesity: A Mitochondrial Perspective, Public Health Genomics, 20(5): 257-273, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000485095, More information
Hagedoorn, John, Boris Lokshin & Stéphane Malo, 2018, Alliances and the innovation performance of corporate and public research spin-off firms, Small Business Economics, 50(4): 763-781, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9894-2, More information
Laar, Mindel van de & Katerina Triantos, Nov 2018, How bold webinars bring e-learning to the masses, Blog on the experience of hosting a Webinar within the framework of the SURF-SMART project, More information
Laar, Mindel van de , Jun 2018, Session on Dutch Educational Grants and Proposals, session "The succesfull application of the SURF SMART project", Poster session and presentation with round table discussion on the SURF SMART proposal, the lessons learnt and Q&A. Round table with Janina van Hees from SURF
Marotta, Julieta, May 31, 2018, The Disadvantage of Treating the Judicial System as a Magic Wand: Lessons from Voices, Second Conference on Empirical Legal Studies in Europe. Leuven, Belgium, More information
Bárcena-Martín, Elena, María C. Blanco-Arana & Salvador Pérez-Moreno, 2018, Social Transfers and Child Poverty in European Countries: Pro-poor Targeting or Pro-child Targeting?, Journal of Social Policy: 1-20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279418000090, More information
Arestis, Philip, Elena Bárcena-Martín & Salvador Pérez-Moreno, 2018, Differences in Institutional Quality across Euro Area Countries: Which Factors Contribute Most to Inequality?, Panoeconomicus, 65(3): 363-379, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN1803363A, More information
Pellegrino, Gabriele, Mariacristina Piva & Marco Vivarelli, 2018, R&D, embodied technological change and employment: Evidence from Spain, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-024 | Abstract
Gassmann, Franziska & Eszter Timar, Jun 2018, The Importance of Social Protection for Children in the Balkans, This policy brief investigates the costs of child poverty in the Balkans, including deprivation in terms of
education, health, and social mobility. It then lays out the potential of social protection, most notably in terms
of building resilence and fostering development, More information
Abu-El-Haj, Tareq, 2018, Food Security Policy Impact Analysis: The Econometrics of Cash and Food Assistance Cost Effectiveness, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Nseluke, Mutinta Hambayi, 2018, A Tall Order: Improving Child Linear Growth Diets, Transitions and Maternal Education, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Rajab, Khaled, 2018, Strategic Planning under Fragility: The Role of Leadership in the Strategic Planning of Municipalities in Palestine, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Wu, Qiaobing & Victor Cebotari, 2018, Experiences of migration, child-parent interaction, and the life satisfaction of children in Ghana and China, Population, Space and Place, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.216, More information
Ramani, Shyama V. & Eduardo Urias, 2018, When access to drugs meets catch-up: Insights from the use of CL threats to improve access to ARV drugs in Brazil, Research Policy, 47(8): 1538-1552, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2018.05.008, More information
Gault, Fred, Michiko Iizuka, Elisa Calza, Philippe Mawoko & Almamy Konté, May 2018, Innovation for Development in West Africa: Challenges for Promoting ST&I Policy, This is the second in a series of workshops on the ‘Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies for Africa’ (DEIP-Africa), reflecting the great interest of African regions in Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) policies and their social and economic impacts. Representatives of 12 countries from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Côte d’Ivoire from 25-29 September 2017 to discuss existing policies and their development, in light of the African Union Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024), and the broader African Union Agenda 2063. This event provided a platform to examine diversity within ECOWAS and common challenges to be met, More information
Mahé, Clotilde , 2018, Essays on Migration and Occupational Choice, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Volante, Louis, Don A. Klinger & Melissa Siegel, 2018, The secrets of immigrant student success, The Conversation, More information
Castillo, Juan Carlos, 2018, Assessing the Role of the Export Sector in Mexican Economic Development, 1965-2014, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Nomaler, Önder & Bart Verspagen, 2018, Perpetual growth, distribution, and robots, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-023 | Abstract
Sasso, Simone, 2018, Talent on the move. Essays on human capital, graduate mobility and economic development, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Maehlmann, Laura, Sebastian Schee genannt Halfmann, Agnes van Wyl & Angela Brand, 2018, Attitudes towards Personal Genomics and Sharing of Genetic Data among Older Swiss Adults: A Qualitative Study, Public Health Genomics, 20(5): 293-306, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000486588, More information
Kuschminder, Katherine, Lisa Andersson & Melissa Siegel, 2018, Migration and multidimensional well-being in Ethiopia: investigating the role of migrants destinations, Migration and Development, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21632324.2018.1463903, More information
Charmes, Jacques, Fred Gault & Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, 2018, Measuring innovation in the informal economy: formulating an agenda for Africa, Journal of Intellectual Capital, 19(3): 536-549, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-11-2016-0126, More information
Roosen, Inez & Melissa Siegel, 2018, Migration and its influence on the knowledge and usage of birth control methods among Afghan women who stay behind, Public Health, 158: 183-197, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.014, More information
Fransen, Sonja, Carlos Vargas-Silva & Melissa Siegel, 2018, The impact of refugee experiences on education: evidence from Burundi, IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 8(1), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40176-017-0112-4, More information
Bilgili, Özge, Craig Loschmann & Melissa Siegel, 2018, The Gender-Based Effects of Displacement: The Case of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda
, KNOMAD, Washington DC, USA, KNOMAD Working Paper 21, More information
Natorski, Michal, 2018, EU Mediation Practices in Ukraineduring Revolutions: What Authority as a Peacemaker?, International Negotiation, 23(2): 278-298
Martinez-Noya, Andrea & Rajneesh Narula, 2018, What more can we learn from R&D alliances? A review and research agenda, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-022 | Abstract
Kemp, René, P Weaver, A. Golland, T Strasser & J Backhaus, 2018, Socio-economic transformations: insights for sustainability, in: Perspectives on transitions to sustainability EEA Report No 25/2017, European Environment Agency, European Commission, Brussels
Nie, H., René Kemp, Shiqing Xu, V. Vasseur & Y. Fan, 2018, Drivers of urban and rural residential energy consumption in China from the perspectives of climate and economic effects, Journal of Cleaner Production, 172: 954-963, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.117, More information
Backhaus, J, H. van Lente & René Kemp, 2018, The idea(l) of a ‘sustainable sharing economy’: four social science perspectives on transformative change, in: J. Backhaus, A. Genus, S. Lorek, E. Vadovics & J.M. Wittmayer (eds), Social Innovation and Sustainable Consumption: Research and Action for Societal Transformation, Routledge, London
Vasylyeva, Anna & Ortrun Merkle, 2018, Combatting corruption in higher education in Ukraine, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2018-021 | Abstract
Avenyo, Elvis, 2018, Innovations and firm performance in sub-Saharan Africa: Empirical analyses, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University
Marotta, Julieta, 2018, Legal Empowerment and State Legal Organizations In Light of the Voices of Victims of Domestic Violence, Legal Empowerment Experiences
from Latin America. NAMATI: 31-38, More information