Publications
Gault, Fred, 2016, User Innovation and Official Statistics, in: Dietmar Harhoff and Karim R. Lakhani (eds), Revolutionizing Innovation: Users, Communities and Open Innovation, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
Ramani, Shyama V. , Dutta Arijita & Hajra Gitanjali, 2016, On incidence of diarrhoea among children in India: Can the Gordian knot of complementarities be cut?, Economic and Political Weekly, 51(22): 121-129, More information
Rivera Leon, Lorena, Jacques Mairesse & Robin Cowan, 2016, An econometric investigation of the productivity gender gap in Mexican research, and a simulation study of the effects on scientific performance of policy scenarios to promote gender equality, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-072 | Abstract
Tacsir, Ezequiel & Mariano Pereira, Dec 2016, Generación de empleo e innovación en Argentina. Un abordaje microeconométrico para el período
2010-2012, Este trabajo analiza la relación entre la innovación y el empleo a nivel de
firma. En particular, contribuye a generar evidencia sobre los efectos de la introducción de
innovaciones (de producto o proceso) en el empleo y en su
composición en términos de calificaciones. A estos fines, se utiliza el modelo originalmente propuesto por
Harrison, Jaumandreu, Mairesse y Peters (2014) con un enfoque de variables instrumentales sobre datos para la industria manufacturera argentina en el período 2010-12.La evidencia
sobre el vínculo entre innovación y empleo en economías desarrolladas muestra que los efectos dependen fundamentalmente del tipo de innovación (Harrison et al.,2014). En muchos casos, la introducción
de nuevos procesos tiende a reducir el empleo. En cambio, la inclusión de nuevos productos puede generar reemplazos o aumentos en el empleo, que
dependen del efecto neto entre los mecanismos de desplazamiento y compensación. La evidencia disponible para Argentina es muy escasa (De Elejalde, Giuliodori
y Stucchi,2011)y se basa en
el período 1998-2001. Específicamente en dicho estudio, a pesar de que se
observa una destrucción neta del empleo a nivel agregado, se evidencia el efecto amortiguador de las innovaciones
de producto pero no
se constatan grandes cambios en la especialización de la mano de obra debido a la
innovación. Estos efectos eran mayores en aquellas empresas que desarrollaban esfuerzos propios de investigación y desarrollo (I+D)
y no solo adquirían conocimiento incorporado. Si bien esta evidencia permitió
generar datos comparables con tros países de la región (Crespi y Tacsir, 2013; Crespi y Zuñiga, 2012) requiere ser evaluada a la luz de la nueva información disponible. Los
resultados de este estudio muestran que si bien las innovaciones de proceso no tienen efecto en el crecimiento del empleo, las de producto tienen un efecto positivo en el empleo. Adicionalmente, las innovaciones de producto
también generan un aumento en los niveles de eficiencia en la producción superior a la de los
productos existentes. Por su parte, en lo que se refiere a composición del empleo en términos de calificación no
se observa un sesgo específico., More information
Mahé, Clotilde , 2016, Skills and entrepreneurship: Are return migrants 'Jacks-of-all-trades'?, An updated version of this paper has been published as <a href="https://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/abstract/?id=7342">#2017-039</a>
Occupational choice of return migrants: Is there a 'Jack-of-all-trades' effect?, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-071 | Abstract
van Houte, Marieke, Melissa Siegel & Tine Davids, 2016, Deconstructing the meanings of and motivations for return: an Afghan case study, Comparative Migration Studies, 4: 21, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-016-0042-y, More information
Vallizadeh, Ehsan, Joan Muysken & Thomas Ziesemer, 2016, Offshoring medium-skill tasks, low-skill unemployment and the skill-wage structure, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-070 | Abstract
Qu, Zhaopeng & Zhong Zhao, 2016, Glass ceiling effect in urban China: Wage inequality of rural-urban migrants during 2002-2007, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-069 | Abstract
Atamanov, Aziz, C. Wieser, H. Uematsu, N. Yoshida, M. C. Nguyen, J. P. Azevedo & R. Dewina, 2016, Robustness of shared prosperity estimates : how different methodological choices matter, Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 7611. Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group, More information
Atamanov, Aziz, Mohammad-Hadi Mostafavi, Djavad Salehi Isfahani & Tara Vishwanath, 2016, Constructing robust poverty trends in the Islamic Republic of Iran: 2008-14, Policy Research Working Paper Series 7836, The World Bank, More information
Laar, Mindel van de , Shivani Achrekar, Lucy L. Larbi & Friederike Rühmann, 2016, Capacity building using PhD education in Africa, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-068 | Abstract
Meijers, Huub & Joan Muysken, 2016, The impact of quantitative easing in the Netherlands: A stock-flow consistent approach, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-067 | Abstract
Lada, Farida, 2016, On guarding the welfare of clinical trial subjects while promoting novel drug innovation: A Game Theoretical Approach, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Kuschminder, Katherine, 2016, Strong ties, weak ties: Exploring the role of networks in domestic worker migration from Ethiopia to the Middle East, Asian Pacific and Migration Journal, 25(4): 401-421, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0117196816673641, More information
Kahanec, Martin & Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2016, Post-Enlargement Migration and the Great Recession in the E(M)U: Lessons and policy implications, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-066 | Abstract
Awel, Yesuf, 2016, Insurance for Growth: Empirical Essays on Insurance Demand and Impacts in Africa, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Mekonnen Melesse, Tigist, 2016, Grow More Food Using Fewer Resources: Agricultural Technology Adoption and Innovation Practices for Inclusive and Sustainable Development, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Adedokun, Ayokunu, 2016, Pathways to Sustainable Peacebuilding in Divided Societies: Lessons and Experiences from Mozambique, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Kobal, Mahmut, 2016, Customs & Excellence: a comparative approach on administrative and regulatory compliance perspectives of the EU-Turkey customs union, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, DOI: https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20161219mk
Yitbarek, Eleni Abraham, 2016, Getting ahead or left behind? Essays on poverty dynamics and social mobility in Africa, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Nguyen, Thuy, 2016, Firm-Level Theory and Evidence of Corruption, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, DOI: https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20161213tn
Martinez, Catalina & Pluvia Zuniga, 2016, Contracting for technology transfer: patent licensing and know-how in Brazil, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-065 | Abstract
Getachew, Yoseph Yilma, 2016, Idiosyncratic and Aggregate Risks, Inequality and Growth, Bulletin of Economic Research, 69(2): 109-123, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/boer.12096
Getachew, Yoseph Yilma, Thomas Ziesemer & Augustin Fosu, 2016, Optimal public investment, growth, and consumption: Evidence from African countries, Macroeconomic Dynamics, 20(8): 1957-1986, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1365100515000206, More information
Getachew, Yoseph Yilma, 2016, Credit constraints, growth and inequality dynamics, Economic Modelling, 54: 364-376, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2016.01.005
Vivarelli, Marco, 2016, The middle income trap: a way out based on technological and structural change, Economic Change and Restructuring, 49(2): 159-193, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-015-9166-6, More information
Meschi, Elena, Erol Taymaz & Marco Vivarelli, 2016, Globalization, technological change and labor demand: a firm-level analysis for Turkey, Review of World Economics, 152(4): 655-680, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10290-016-0256-y, More information
Popova, Natalia, 2016, Migration in the Periphery of the European Union: Determinants of Successful and Sustainable Labour Market Integration of Return Migrants in Albania, Egypt, Moldova and Tunisia, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Colombelli , Alessandra, Jackie Krafft & Marco Vivarelli, 2016, To be born is not enough: the key role of innovative start-ups, Small Business Economics, 47(2): 277-291, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-016-9716-y, More information
Krebs, Lutz, 2016, Tilting at windmills or whipping up a storm? Elites and ethno-nationalist conflict during democratisation, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-064 | Abstract
Wong, Pui-hang, 2016, How can political trust be built after civil wars? Evidence from post-conflict Sierra Leone, Journal of Peace Research, 53(6): 772-785, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343316659334, More information
Rothier Bautzer, Luiz Henrique, 2016, Organizing concurrent engineering through ICT platforms - Blueprinting Product Lifecycle Management platforms across disciplinary agencies, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, DOI: https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20161124lb
Caldron, Paul Henry, 2016, The Tacit Bargain in Short-Term Medical Missions: Why US Physicians Go and What It Costs, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, DOI: https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20161123pc
Martina, Richard, 2016, Uncertainty and Resource Constraints in the Small Island Developing States, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, DOI: https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20161122rm
Cherrier, Cecile, 2016, The Expansion of Basic Social Protection in Low-income Countries, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Tesfaye, Wondimagegn & Nyasha Tirivayi, 2016, The effect of improved storage innovations on food security and welfare in Ethiopia, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-063 | Abstract
Wehner, Caroline, Trudie Schils & Lex Borghans, Oct 2016, Personality and Mental Health: The Role and Substitution Effect of Emotional Stability and Conscientiousness, IZA Discussion Paper 10337, More information
Confraria, Hugo, Manuel Mira Godinho & Lili Wang, Sep 2016, Determinants of citation impact: A comparative analysis of the Global South versus the Global North, STI Conference 2016. Valencia, September 2016
Constant, Amelie & Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2016, Towards a new European refugee policy that works, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-062 | Abstract
Gijsel, Peter de, 2016, Transforming distrust into trust - The economic impact of trust building in Rwanda after the genocide in 1994, Paper presented at the International Workshop: Distrust and Conflict Escalation in Organizations and Societies, held in Groningen, January 11-12, 2016, pp. 37
Reinold, Julia, Inez Roosen, Alexander Hoogenboom, Ingrid Westendorp & Katharina Koch, 2016, International Marriage Brokers and Mail Order Brides. Analysing the need for regulation, The study was requested by the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and commissioned, overseen and published by the Policy Department for Citizen’s Rights and Constitutional Affairs, More information
Domini, Giacomo, 2016, Patents, exhibitions and markets for innovation in the early twentieth century: Evidence from Turin 1911 International Exhibition, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-061 | Abstract
Waidler, Jennifer, 2016, On the fungibility of public and private transfers: A mental accounting approach, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-060 | Abstract
Zobel, Ann-Kristin, Boris Lokshin & John Hagedoorn, 2016, Formal and informal appropriation mechanisms: the role of openness and innovativeness, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-059 | Abstract
Salama, Diego, Oct 2016, António Guterres: An SG for All Seasons?, UNU-MERIT Blog
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Tsukada, Raquel, 2016, Essays on Household Production with Labor-Saving Technology, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, More information
Notten, Geranda & Rachel Laforest, 2016, Poverty reduction strategies in Canada: A new way to tackle an old problem?, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-057 | Abstract
Zuniga, Pluvia, 2016, Innovation system in development: The case of Peru, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2016-058 | Abstract
Constant, Amelie & Klaus F. Zimmermann, 2016, Diaspora Economics: New Perspectives, International Journal of Manpower, 37(7): 1110-1135, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-07-2016-0151
Loschmann, Craig, 2016, Essays on Conflict-related Migration and Development in the case of Afghanistan, PhD dissertation Maastricht University / United Nations University, DOI: https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20161014cl