Sökning: "policymakers"

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1. 36. Locating Biotech Innovation : Places, Flows and Unruly Processes

   Författare :Henrik Mattsson; Anders Malmberg; Dominic Power; Peter Dicken; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Social and economic geography; Biotech; Biotechnology; Innovation; Creativity; Clusters; Innovation systems; Technology policy; Regional development; Economic spaces; Time-geography; Time-space; Mobility; Knowledge; Knowledge workers; Agglomeration; Talent; Biotech firms; Innovation Policy; Kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis begins by making two observations. First, that the regional economic landscapes in which we all live our daily lives, and which provide the basis for employment and prosperity, are constantly changing. LÄS MER

3. 37. Entrepreneurship Policy : Public Support for Technology-Based Ventures

   Författare :Charlotte Norrman; Magnus Klofsten; Anna Bergek; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public support programmes; Entrepreneurship policy; Early stages technology-based ventures; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Innovation systems; Programme theory; Evaluation; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : The subject of this thesis is entrepreneurship policy and the focus is on public support programmes directed to early stages technology-based ventures. It advocates that a broad view should be taken with regard to the type of policies for entrepreneurship that aim at supporting the facilitation of the supported ventures’ ability to link to their surrounding innovation system, in which they can secure their access to crucial external resources. LÄS MER

4. 38. Agriculture for Development in the 21st Century : Evidence from Ethiopia

   Författare :Emelie Rohne Till; Ekonomisk utveckling i det globala Syd; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agriculture; economic development; social capability; sub-Saharan Africa; Ethiopia; Agriculture; economic development; social capability; sub-Saharan Africa; Ethiopia;

   Sammanfattning : The 21st century has seen a rise of optimism about the prospects for African economic development, and Ethiopia, with its rapideconomic growth in the last two decades, is at the forefront of this current wave of optimism. The rapid growth has been achievedunder a policy focus on the agricultural sector – another aspect of development that has seen a renewed wave of optimism in the21st century. LÄS MER

5. 39. Local employment policy : a study on the properties of intermunicipal rivalry

   Författare :Christopher Sardelis; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : Rivalry among local governments (e.g. municipalities) regarding protection and expansion of local labor markets by means of costly policy programs is modeled as a non-cooperative game. LÄS MER

7. 40. Beyond the Years : Exploring the role of sensory functions and cognitive abilities in shaping the patterns of old age disabilities and successful aging in an aging population in Sweden and Denmark: An epidemiological perspective of disability

   Författare :Andreea Badache; Elina Mäki-Torkko; Stefan Fors; Stephen Widén; Boo Johansson; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; older adults; successful aging; Sweden; Denmark; sensory functions; prevalence; longitudinal epidemiology; ADL; IADL; cognition;

   Sammanfattning : AIMS: This research project aims to review the lay perspectives of older adults 75 and above regarding successful aging, as well as estimate the prevalence of sensory difficulties by different subgroups, explore the role of cognition and sensory function in explaining decreasing disability trends over time in Sweden and Denmark and, lastly, longitudinally examine the sensory-cognitive relation in older adults. METHODS: For Study I, a systematic review was conducted, while for Study II the prevalence of sensory functions was estimated. LÄS MER