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Patents, Pay and People: How Innovation Reshapes the Workforce
Ekiz, Çiğdem, Eren Gürer & Erol Taymaz
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-013
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The interplay between AI and technological relatedness in shaping regional innovation in Europe
D’Alessandro, Francesco, Enrico Santarelli & Marco Vivarelli
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-012
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Gendering green transition in Africa: Implications of transformative policies
Ndubuisi, Gideon & Elvis Avenyo
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-011
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LLM Meets Job Advertisements: Unmasking Skill Premia in the UK
Rony, Sidharth
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-010
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Automation and Human Capital Investment
Rony, Sidharth
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-009
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Gender and Shock Responsiveness in Social Protection Systems: Lessons from Jordan
Nimeh, Zina, Chris de Neubourg, Míriam Carrera & Nesha Ramful
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-008
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The cost of bureaucratic fragmentation: Business tax evasion and revenue mobilization in a low-income country
Dietrich, Stephan, Yannick Valentin Markhof & Rose Camille Vincent
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-007
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Deconstructing Quality Infrastructure: A Quantitative Analysis of the Global QI Index
Harmes-Liedtke, Ulrich, Carlo Pietrobelli, Ann-Sara Ramkissoon & Francesco Salustri
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-006
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Beyond size: Unpacking the effects of small-scale de-reservation policy on innovation and performance of manufacturing plants in India
Paily, George, Nanditha Mathew & Carlo Pietrobelli
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-005
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Airless Democracy: Air Pollution and Voter Turnout
Rossello, Giulia, Maria Antonietta Reatini, Gabriele Pinto & Giorgio Cattani
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-004
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Redirect investment to stimulate the economy
Meijers, Huub & Joan Muysken
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-003
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Sustainable urban rail integration: the case of the city of Maastricht
Coenen, Jo & Luc Soete
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-002
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Beyond Monetary Measures: Determinants of Multidimensional Poverty among Vulnerable Older Children and Youth in East Germany. A Perspective from Capability Approach and Capital Theory
Jost, Charlotte Margarete & Zina Nimeh
UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-001
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