International Journal of Information, Business and Management, Vol. 7, No.3, 2015
ISSN 2076-9202
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The impact of research and development (R&D) on economic growth: The
case of the MENA countries.
1
Lamia Ben Amor and
2
Naceur Ben Zina
1. Member and researcher at the unit of reasearch, economic and developpement at the University of
Economics and Management of Sfax, Tunisia.
2. Associate Professor of Economics at the Unit of Dynamic Economics and Environmental Research
(URDEE) at the University of Economics and Management of Sfax, Tunisia.
* Corresponding Author E-mail: [email protected]
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between research and development (R & D) and
economic growth. We will try to enlighten, from a theoretical side, the importance of R&D as a critical
factor for recovery.
This empirical study is based on different estimation methods developed in the context of a static panel on
a sample of 15 countries over the period 1980-2009. The methods used are the GMM (Generalized
Method of Moments), the OLS (Ordinary Least Squares) and causality tests, a unit root applied to panel
data. The overall findings identify a positive and significant relationship.
JEL Codes: C33, D83, F43.
Keywords: R & D, Economic Growth, Static Panel Model.
1. INTRODUCTION
To cope with the increased globalization, competition from emerging economies and ever-changingneeds
of consumers, the economies of industrialized countries are increasingly relying on the activities of
research anddevelopment, which are essential to provide the firms with the competitive advantages
necessary for their competitiveness.
According to the OECD (2004), expenditure on research and development (R & D) conducted
International Journal of Information, Business and Management, Vol. 7, No.3, 2015
ISSN 2076-9202
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inindustrialized countries (EU, U.S., Japan) increased from 396 billion euros in 1995 to more than680
billion in 2003. In the same way, some emerging economies seem to be determined also to increase their
technological capital. Let us takeChina as an example: by reference to OECD, its expenditure of R& D
expressed as a percentage of the GDP (gross domestic product) doubled during the period 1995 -2002.
Indeed, they went from 0.6% to 1.2%.
The key role of R & D in the competitiveness of firms led by industrialized countries to seekterritories
and more attractive partners to carry out their innovation strategies, including emergingmarkets, which
should increase their technological capital. R&D often implies a set of cumulativeprocesses of
inventions and innovations, skills and know-how. Through its horizontal and verticaldiversification of
goods and services, it is.
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This study examines the determinants of business performance in the Nigerias manufacturing sector. The study was necessitated by the perceived declining performance of the Nigeria manufacturing sector. Secondary data covering the period 1980 2018 were sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The model's estimates were estimated via multiple econometric model of the ordinary least square to ascertain the effect of macroeconomic variable Financial intermediation, Infrastructure, Market size, Exchange rate, Interest rate and Inflation rate on the business performance in the Nigerias manufacturing sector. From the result of the OLS, it was observed that financial intermediation, infrastructure and market size have a positive impact on manufacturing sector while exchange rate, interest rate and inflation rate have a negative impact on manufacturing sector in Nigeria. From the regression analysis, the results also show that all the variables conform to the a priori expectation of the study. With the exception of infrastructure and inflation rate, all other variables are statically significant which indicates that financial intermediation, market size, exchange rate, interest rate are good determinants of business performance in the Nigerian manufacturing sector. The study recommends that the energy sector needs to be overhauled especially the EEDC to supply just the sufficient energy to drive the economy. Painstaking and well coordinated macro economic policies with special references to the price level and exchange rate regime need to be put in place to ameliorate the business sector among others. Nwakoby, Nkiru Peace Ph.D | Dibua, Emmanuel Chijioke PhD | Ezeanolue Uju Scholastica ""Determinants of Business Performance in the Nigerian Manufacturing Sector"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23141.pdf
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What drives productivity in Tanzanian manufacturing firmste.docxalanfhall8953
What drives productivity in Tanzanian manufacturing firms:
technology or business environment?
Micheline Goedhuys
a
*, Norbert Janz
a,b
and Pierre Mohnen
a,c
a
UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, the Netherlands;
b
Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Aachen,
Germany;
c
University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Using cross-sectional firm-level data, this paper examines the determinants of productivity
among manufacturing firms in Tanzania. In particular, it seeks to evaluate the relative
importance of technological advances and the business environment in which firms operate in
affecting productivity. Of the technological variables, R&D as well as product and process
innovation, licensing of technology, and training of employees fail to have any impact; only
foreign ownership, ISO certification and higher education of the management appear to affect
productivity. Some important influences from the broader business environment, however,
appear to affect productivity and are robust to different specifications of the model. Credit
constraints, administrative regulatory burdens and a lack of business support services depress
productivity; membership of a business association is associated with higher productivity.
Cet article examine à l’aide de données en coupe transversale les facteurs qui déterminent la
productivité dans les firmes manufacturières en Tanzanie. Plus précisément, nous comparons
l’importance relative des avancées technologiques et du contexte institutionnel comme facteurs
explicatifs de la productivité. Parmi les variables technologiques, la recherche-développement, les
innovations de produits et de procédés, les licences de technologie et la formation des employés
n’ont aucun impact. En revanche, la propriété étrangère, la certification ISO et la formation avancée
des dirigeants d’entreprise semblent influencer la productivité. Certains facteurs institutionnels,
quant à eux, ont une influence sur la productivité qui se manifeste de façon systématique dans
plusieurs modèles. Les contraintes de crédit, la lourdeur administrative de la réglementation et un
manque de services de support aux entreprises sont associés à une faible productivité, alors que
l’appartenance à des associations de commerce caractérise les firmes à forte productivité.
Keywords: productivity; technology; R&D; innovation; business environment; Tanzania
1. Introduction
Innovation is widely regarded as the key to economic growth in industrialised countries. Firms
invest in R&D to develop new products and/or new processes. They acquire existing technology
through licensing contracts, cooperation agreements, mergers and acquisitions. They train their
workers, invest in new technologies, such as in information and communication technologies
(ICT), or introduce new ways of operating, like selling and buying on the Internet. By
introducing new products, implementing new technologies, and reorganising their way of
oper.
Impact of innovativeness of the country on export performance: evidence from ...iosrjce
This paper makes an attempt to find the relationship between innovation indicators and export
performance of the country. We used patents, trademarks, industrial design, number of scientific journals, R&D
expenditures as indicators of innovativeness of the country. As a sample we have constructed unbalanced panel
data for 48 Asian countries with time series from 1997 to 2011. After OLS regression we found that only
innovativeness indicator which positively associated with export performance is a number of registered
industrial design in the country. The rest of innovativeness indicators did not show any significant relationship
with export performance of the country.
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Extant literature is replete with the benefit of attracting Foreign Direct Investment FDI into an economy, it not only provides developing countries with the much needed capital for investment it also enhances job creation, managerial skills as well as transfer of technology. However, attracting and sustaining FDI inflow in Nigeria have remained a teething problem. This study therefore examined the determinants of foreign direct investment in Nigeria. Specifically the study provides empirical evidence on the influence trade openness, market size, infrastructure, human capital, labour force, natural resources, exchange rate and inflation rate on Foreign Direct Investment FDI in Nigeria using an econometric regression technique of the Ordinary least square OLS . The findings of the study also show that trade openness, market size, infrastructure, exchange rate and inflation rate are statistically significant in explaining the foreign direct investment in Nigeria while human capital, labour force and natural resources are statistically insignificant in explaining the growth of foreign direct investment in Nigeria. The study recommends that The government should make polices that will create a business friendly environment to attract FDI inflows in economy. The government should provide the needed leadership and also ensure political stability in the country. This will attract investors to take the advantage of the market size of the country to FDI into the economy. The government should make policies that will favour trade openness. Trade openness is found to be factor that attracts investors invest in the country. This is lesser barriers to trade encourages investment and the government should provide the needed infrastructure. Necessary infrastructures that will reduce the cost of doing business should be the watch word of every government. Dibua, Emmanuel Chijioke | Edoko, Tonna David | Onwuteaka, Ifeoma Cecilia "Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5 , August 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25293.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/public-sector-management/25293/determinants-of-foreign-direct-investment-in-nigeria/dibua-emmanuel-chijioke
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summary of the article, including the purpose/hypothesis of the study, a statement about the participants and methods utilized in the study, results and implications for future research, as well as the methodological limitations/critique of the study.
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I need assistance with the query commands assigned to an assignment. I have the databases properly created and do not need assistance with the commands associated with creating the databases. Here is the complete assignment. I have attached the database information.
The structure of the movies database is as follows:
Director (
DIRNUB
, DIRNAME, DIRBORN, YR-DIRDIED)
STAR (
STARNUB
, STARNAME, BIRTHPLACE, STARBORN, YR-STARDIED)
MOVIE (
MVNUB
, MVTITLE, YRMDE, MVTYPE, CRIT, MPAA, NOMINATIONS, AWRD,
DIRNUB
)
MOVSTAR (
MVNUB
,
STARNUB
, AMTPAID)
MEMBER (
MMBNUB
, MMBNAME, MMBADD, MMBCITY, MMBST, NUMRENT, BONUS, JOINDATE)
TAPE (
TAPENUM,
MVNUB, PURDATE, TMSRNT,
MMBNUB
)
Create Video Store database as discussed in the class. Make sure to correct column widths/types before creating tables. Use SQL to form queries to produce the following reports
:
** List the names and numbers of directors whose names begin with the alphabet ‘K’.
List the tape no, movie title, and the membership number and name of members, who are currently borrowing tapes numbered below 20. Arrange the report in descending order by tape number.
List the names and respective numbers of stars and directors who have worked together.
** List the tape numbers for movies of movie type: ‘HORROR’.
List the name of the director who has received the maximum number of total awards considering all his/her movies: AWRD.
** List the names of all members who have not borrowed any movie currently.
List the movie type and number of tapes for each type in the database.
** For each movie list total how many times it has been rented: TMSRNT.
Report the total times rented (TMSRNT) for each movie type.
The database administrator discovers that the name of director whose number is 7 in the database should be spelt as ‘JOHNNY FORD’. Make corrections to the data.
Delete the movie number 14 and all its tapes. Print both tables to verify.
List all tape numbers and their movie titles, and indicate the member number and member name if the tape is currently rented out.
13. List all tape numbers, and also indicate the member’s city if a tape is currently rented out by a member.
14. Who is the youngest director?
How many movies did he/she direct?
15. Grant access to me (joshi) to your movstar table for select and update.
16. Create a unique index on movstar table.
17. For each movie type list the average age of movies given the current year is 2011.
18. ** Create a view MEMB_TAPES that includes the currently rented movies and the members who are renting them, include movie type.
19. ** Use the view MEMB_TAPES to find all currently rented “COMEDY” type movies and members who are renting them.
20. ** List all tape numbers, along with movie name and member name if rented out (leave member name blank if not rented out).
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among manufacturing firms in Tanzania. In particular, it seeks to evaluate the relative
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affecting productivity. Of the technological variables, R&D as well as product and process
innovation, licensing of technology, and training of employees fail to have any impact; only
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productivity. Some important influences from the broader business environment, however,
appear to affect productivity and are robust to different specifications of the model. Credit
constraints, administrative regulatory burdens and a lack of business support services depress
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explicatifs de la productivité. Parmi les variables technologiques, la recherche-développement, les
innovations de produits et de procédés, les licences de technologie et la formation des employés
n’ont aucun impact. En revanche, la propriété étrangère, la certification ISO et la formation avancée
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STAR (
STARNUB
, STARNAME, BIRTHPLACE, STARBORN, YR-STARDIED)
MOVIE (
MVNUB
, MVTITLE, YRMDE, MVTYPE, CRIT, MPAA, NOMINATIONS, AWRD,
DIRNUB
)
MOVSTAR (
MVNUB
,
STARNUB
, AMTPAID)
MEMBER (
MMBNUB
, MMBNAME, MMBADD, MMBCITY, MMBST, NUMRENT, BONUS, JOINDATE)
TAPE (
TAPENUM,
MVNUB, PURDATE, TMSRNT,
MMBNUB
)
Create Video Store database as discussed in the class. Make sure to correct column widths/types before creating tables. Use SQL to form queries to produce the following reports
:
** List the names and numbers of directors whose names begin with the alphabet ‘K’.
List the tape no, movie title, and the membership number and name of members, who are currently borrowing tapes numbered below 20. Arrange the report in descending order by tape number.
List the names and respective numbers of stars and directors who have worked together.
** List the tape numbers for movies of movie type: ‘HORROR’.
List the name of the director who has received the maximum number of total awards considering all his/her movies: AWRD.
** List the names of all members who have not borrowed any movie currently.
List the movie type and number of tapes for each type in the database.
** For each movie list total how many times it has been rented: TMSRNT.
Report the total times rented (TMSRNT) for each movie type.
The database administrator discovers that the name of director whose number is 7 in the database should be spelt as ‘JOHNNY FORD’. Make corrections to the data.
Delete the movie number 14 and all its tapes. Print both tables to verify.
List all tape numbers and their movie titles, and indicate the member number and member name if the tape is currently rented out.
13. List all tape numbers, and also indicate the member’s city if a tape is currently rented out by a member.
14. Who is the youngest director?
How many movies did he/she direct?
15. Grant access to me (joshi) to your movstar table for select and update.
16. Create a unique index on movstar table.
17. For each movie type list the average age of movies given the current year is 2011.
18. ** Create a view MEMB_TAPES that includes the currently rented movies and the members who are renting them, include movie type.
19. ** Use the view MEMB_TAPES to find all currently rented “COMEDY” type movies and members who are renting them.
20. ** List all tape numbers, along with movie name and member name if rented out (leave member name blank if not rented out).
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assingment Assignment Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or .docxnormanibarber20063
assingment
Assignment: Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief
It may seem to you that healthcare has been a national topic of debate among political leaders for as long as you can remember.
Healthcare has been a policy item and a topic of debate not only in recent times but as far back as the administration of the second U.S. president, John Adams. In 1798, Adams signed legislation requiring that 20 cents per month of a sailor’s paycheck be set aside for covering their medical bills. This represented the first major piece of U.S. healthcare legislation, and the topic of healthcare has been woven into presidential agendas and political debate ever since.
As a healthcare professional, you may be called upon to provide expertise, guidance and/or opinions on healthcare matters as they are debated for inclusion into new policy. You may also be involved in planning new organizational policy and responses to changes in legislation. For all of these reasons you should be prepared to speak to national healthcare issues making the news.
In this Assignment, you will analyze recent presidential healthcare agendas. You also will prepare a fact sheet to communicate the importance of a healthcare issue and the impact on this issue of recent or proposed policy.
To Prepare:
Review the agenda priorities of the
current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations.
Select an issue related to healthcare that was addressed by each of the last three U.S. presidential administrations.
Reflect on the focus of their respective agendas, including the allocation of financial resources for addressing the healthcare issue you selected.
Consider how you would communicate the importance of a healthcare issue to a legislator/policymaker or a member of their staff for inclusion on an agenda.
The Assignment: (1- to 2-page Comparison Grid, 1-Page Analysis, and 1-page Fact Sheet)
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid
Use the Agenda Comparison Grid Template found in the Learning Resources and complete the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid based on the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations and their agendas related to the public health concern you selected. Be sure to address the following:
Identify and provide a brief description of the population health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it.
Describe the administrative agenda focus related to the issue you selected.
Identify the allocations of financial and other resources that the current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue.
Explain how each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.
Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis
Using the information you recorded in Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid on the template, complete the Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis portion of the template, by addressing the following:
Which administrative agency would most likely be respons.
Assimilate the lessons learned from the dream sequences in Defense o.docxnormanibarber20063
Assimilate the lessons learned from the dream sequences in Defense of Duffer's Drift.
The Lieutenant's dream sequences help him understand his tactical problem and make decisions when faced with a new problem. The Lieutenant had virtually no knowledge of the terrain, the weather, civilians, enemy, etc. If an intelligence section had been made available to the Lieutenant, how might have he used such a staff to help him avoid the painful (and deadly) consequences of poor decision making in his dream sequences?
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Assignmnt-500 words with 2 referencesRecognizing the fa.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignmnt:-
500 words with 2 references
Recognizing the fact usernames passwords are the weakest link in an organization’s security system because username and password are shareable, and most passwords and usernames are vulnerable and ready to be cracked with a variety of methods using adopting a record number of devices and platforms connected to the Internet of Things daily and at an alarming rate.
Provide the all-inclusive and systematic narratives of the impact of physical biometric operations on the current and future generation.
500 words with 2 references
Discussion:-
Discussion
Effective and efficient use of biometric technology will play a key role in automating method of identifying living persons based on individual physiological and behavioral characteristics.
Provide the comprehensive narratives on the advantages and disadvantages of a physical biometric system?
.
Assignmnt-700 words with 3 referencesToday, there is a crisi.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignmnt-700 words with 3 references
Today, there is a crisis about organizations’ inability to resolve the age-old problem of how to control the abuse of trust and confidence given to authorized officials to freely logon onto the organization’s system, Many such officials , turn around to betray the organization by committing cybercrimes. Vulnerability stems from interactions and communications among several system components and categorized as deficiency, weakness and security cavity on
network data center.
To what extent do internal threats constitute a key factor against any organization’s ability to battle insider threats caused by people who abuse assigned privilege?
What is the most effective mechanism for organizations to combat internal threats?
Why should disgruntled employees must be trained on the danger of throwing wastepaper and electronic media in a bin within and outside the facility?
Discussion:
400 words with 2 references
Per Fennelly (2017-182), “Why do Employees steal?” employee stealing is a multiple part operation.
Most organizations are often intolerant and impatient to verify employee’s identity and background and establish trust due to the time-consuming nature of daily assignments.
Most organizations often ignore to establish and adopt on-board ecological waste management action plans to deal with discarded materials, shredded left-over documents and magnetic media and placing fragments in isolated location.
Nonetheless, organizations must learn to support and train employers who are assigned to work and protect the organization data center, facilities and resources. Large segments of any organizations’ facility managers are often none-aggressive and choose short cuts in discharging assigned services by posting passwords on the screen and leaving confidential documents lying out on the table and uploading same document to associates, husbands, loved ones and competitors. Most authorized users within the organization are often the puniest linkage in any security operation.
Per Fennelly (2017-182), “Why do Employees steal?”
employee stealing is a multiple part operation.
Disgruntled employees can install sniffers on organizations’ data file server via polite phone calls
They can gain required user identification and password to access the organization’s secured data center.
Most organization retain an employee on the same salary for twenty years and they pay new a newly hired employee the salary of the actively existing employee.
Most organizations often ignore to establish and adopt on-board ecological waste management action plans to deal with discarded materials, shredded left-over documents and magnetic media and placing fragments in isolated location.
.
Assignment For Paper #2, you will pick two poems on a similar th.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment:
For Paper #2, you will pick two poems on a similar theme to
compare and contrast
. Your paper will explain how the poems use some of the poetic devices we’ve been discussing to express distinct attitudes towards their common subject. It will point out the
similarities and differences
in the ways the two poems do
this
. Therefore, you will need to compare and contrast the general tones of the poems as well as how they use poetic devices to create those tones. Poetic devices you might want to consider include diction, imagery, figurative language, sound (including rhyme, alliteration, assonance, rhythm, and meter), and form.
Your
audience
for this paper is other students in the class who have read these poems. You can assume that your reader has the poems in front of him or her, so you don’t need to quote the whole poem, though a brief paraphrase might be useful. You will need to quote specific lines, phrases, or words in order to point out specific features of the poems. Your
purpose
is to help your reader see the
differences and similarities
in the two poems and, consequently, to better understand how each one works to create its particular effects or meanings.
Your paper should be
800 – 1000 words long, typed and double-spaced, with 1” margins all around
.
Use of secondary sources (other than our own textbook) is not allowed
for this assignment. If you have questions about the poem, ask other students or the instructor.
Here are some
suggested topics
:
1. Compare and contrast the ways Whitman’s “To a Locomotive in
Winter
” (p. 504) and Dickinson’s “I like to see it lap the Miles” (p. 504-05) represent their common subject: a locomotive. What claims does each poem make about the locomotive? What tone or attitude is taken towards the locomotive? How does each poem use specific poetic devices to create its tone?
2. Compare and contrast the ways Lovelace’s “To
Lucasta
” (p. 521) and Owens’ “
Dulce
et
Decorum
Est
” (p. 521-22) represent their common subject: war. What claims does each poem make about war? What tone or attitude is taken towards war? How does each poem use specific poetic devices to create its tone?
3. Compare and contrast the ways
any two
love poems in our reading represent their common subject. What claims does each poem make about love? What tone or attitude is taken towards love? How does each poem use specific poetic devices to create its tone? (Please check the two poems you pick with the instructor before proceeding.)
4. Compare and contrast the ways
any two
of the following poems represent God:
·
Donne’s “Batter my Heart, Three-
Personed
God” (p. 531),
·
Hopkins’ “God’s Grandeur” (p. 624),
·
Herbert’s “Easter Wings” (p. 676),
·
Blake’s “The
Tyger
” (p. 824-25).
What claims does each poem make about God? What tone or attitude is taken towards God? How does each poem use specific poetic devices to create its tone?
5. Compare and contrast the ways.
Assignment Write an essay comparingcontrasting two thingspeople.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment:
Write an essay comparing/contrasting two things/people/places/ideas, etc. This should not simply be a list of their similarities and differences, but a cohesive essay written in paragraph form with a thesis, introduction, body, and conclusion.
Remember, a compare/contrast thesis can be formulated in one of the following ways:
1) One thing is better than another
2) Two things that seem to be similar are actually different
3) Two things that seem different are actually similar
Parameters:
*Typed
*Double-Spaced
*Times New Roman
*12 Point Font
*1 Inch Margin
*3 pages (not even a word shorter)
*2 outside sources
.
Assignment Travel Journal to Points of Interest from the Early Midd.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment :Travel Journal to Points of Interest from the Early Middle Ages, Romanesque, and Gothic World
Travel Journal to Points of Interest from the Early Middle Ages, Romanesque, and Gothic World
Travel was one of the social characteristics that helped shape the Early Middle Ages and the Romanesque period—either to the Middle East to fight in the Crusades or throughout Europe as part of extensive pilgrimages.
For this assignment, put yourself in the place of a person living during this time who traveled extensively throughout Europe by selecting six pieces of art or architecture that you found personally to be the most interesting and important examples that date from this period in history. You should have 2 examples from each of the time periods specific to the Middle Ages: two examples from the Early Middle ages, two that represent the Romanesque, and two that represent Gothic art.
Your objects need to date between 400 CE and 1300 CE—the time span that encompasses the Early Middle Ages, Romanesque, and Gothic periods.
You are going to create a travel journal and itinerary for other students who will travel with you to your points of interest. Create a PowerPoint presentation of seven slides, including an introduction, your five destinations, and a conclusion. On each slide, include the image of the artwork or architecture, and the following information about the image:
Its location
Its name
The period of time it was created
Three interesting points about the artwork/building
What people viewing the image could learn about the Early Middle Ages, the Romanesque period, or Gothic art and architecture.
Why you selected this image
THIS MUST BE FOLLOWED
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Selected two images representative of the early Middle Ages style, from between 400 CE and 1000 CE.
10
Provided location, name, and period of time created for the early Middle Ages images.
12
Explained why you selected each early Middle Ages image, and offered three interesting points about each image and what people could learn from viewing each image.
15
Selected two images representative of the Romanesque style, from between 1000 CE and 1100 CE.
10
Provided location, name, and period of time created for the Romanesque style images.
12
Explained why you selected each Romanesque style image, and offered three interesting points about each image and what people could learn from viewing each image.
15
Selected two images representative of the Gothic style, from between 1100 CE and 1300 CE.
10
Provided location, name, and period of time created for the Gothic style images.
12
Explained why you selected each Gothic style image, and offered three interesting points about each image and what people could learn from viewing each image.
15
The PowerPoint presentation meets length requirements and contains correct spelling and grammar.
.
Assignment What are the factors that influence the selection of .docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment
What are the factors that influence the selection of access control software and/ or hardware? Discuss all aspects of access control systems.
DQ requirement:
initial posting to be between 200-to-300 words.
All initial posts must contain a properly formatted in-text citation and scholarly reference.
Reply post 100-to-150 words.
No plagarism
.
Assignment Write a research paper that contains the following.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment:
Write a research paper that contains the following:
Discuss the visual assets such as charts, interactive controls, and annotations that will occupy space in your work.
Discuss the best way to use space in terms of position, size, and shape of every visible property.
Data representation techniques that display overlapping connections also introduce the need to contemplate value sorting in the z-dimension, discuss which connections will be above and which will be below and why. Show example using any chart or diagram of your choice.
Your research paper should be at least 3 pages (800 words) excluding cover page and reference page. It should be double-spaced, have at least 2 APA references, and typed in Times New Roman 12 font. Include a cover page and a table of content.
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Assignment Talk to friends, family, potential beneficiaries abou.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment
Talk to friends, family, potential beneficiaries about your idea. Do they agree that you deeply understand what the proposed beneficiaries are doing currently to manage/endure their problem? Explain. What are your proposed beneficiaries doing currently to manage/endure their problem? How would you get buy-in from others to sign on to your proposed Beneficiary Experience table (reference Chapter 4)? Include research to support your social entrepreneurship idea.
Minimum 2 pages
Minimum 2 scholarly sources
APA formatted
.
Assignment The objective of assignment is to provide a Power .docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment:
The objective of assignment is to provide a
Power Point Presentation
about
all vaccines including the Flu vaccine in the pediatric population
. Your primary goal as a
Family Nurse Practitioner
is to educate parents about the importance of vaccination and understanding their beliefs and preference by being cultural sensitive in regards this controversial topic. This is an individual presentation and must include
a minimum of 8 slides with a maximum of 10 slides
.
This presentation must include a “Voice Presentation”. Please, this part includes
as a note in each slide
, so I can read it. Thank you.
and the following headings:
*Voice attached in all slides. Please use notes, so I can read it.
ALL REFERENCES FROM USA and within 5 years.
1.
Introduction
(Clearly identifies the topic and Establishes goals and objectives of presentation)
2.
Clinical Guidelines Evidence Based Practice per CDC
– (Presents an insightful and through analysis of the issue (s) identified. Excellent Clinical guidelines)
3.
Population and Risk Factors
(The population is identified and addressed as well the topic(s) and issue(s)
4.
Body and Content
: (Makes appropriate and powerful connections between the issue(s) identified and the concept(s) studied. Very creative and Supports the information with strong arguments and evidence.
5.
Education
– (Presents detailed, realistic, and appropriate recommendations and education including parents/patients)
6.
Conclusion
. Excellent Conclusion clearly supported by the information presented
.
Assignment During the on-ground, residency portion of Skill.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment:
During the on-ground, residency portion of Skills Lab II, you will have attended sessions covering topics relevant to advanced clinical social work practice. During Skills Lab II, you join with a group of three to four students to present a clinical case. You will create your own case—this case will be a situation you have faced in practice or one you create. During the presentation, you and each group member are expected to demonstrate knowledge, awareness, and skills appropriate to a concentration-year master’s student.
The presentation should include the following:
· The identification of the individual/family or group with background information including:
o Presenting problem or concern
o History of the presenting problem
o Social history
o Family history
o Previous interventions
· Your assessment of the client/family/group
· Your engagement of the client/family/group
o Specify the specific social work practice skills that were or would be used in your engagement.
This is the right up about this project
Tiffany, a 17-year-old African American female resides in Huston Texas with her mother (48 years old) and 2 brothers (20 years old and 10 years old). Tiffany was raised by her mother. Her father went to prison for selling drugs when Tiffany was 5 years old. Tiffany has been having trouble sleeping, her grades have dropped, she is no longer interested in sports or her after school club activities. Tiffany is also afraid to go outside and she does not want to leave her mother’s side. Tiffany reports she gets nervous and has heart palpitations when she sees a police car or hears police sirens. Tiffany’s mother is concerned about the sudden change of behavior in her daughter and thus, took her in to see a therapist.
Tiffany was very active in school. She had good grades, active in sports and after school clubs. The teachers spoke very highly of Tiffany, however, expressed concerns to her mother when they noticed a change in her grades. Additionally, the school staff noticed Tiffany withdrawing from her friends appeared to be isolating herself from others. Tiffany and her family were active within their church community. Tiffany and her family live in a low-income community. Tiffany’s mother does work full time, however, she still receives SNAP and Medicaid services. They also live in Section 8 housing. Tiffany lives in a community with a high crime rate. She often witnesses and hears stories of police brutality. Tiffany’s mother had to explain to her children how to respond to a police officer with they are ever stopped. Tiffany’s other brother has a history of police involvement.
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Assignment PurposeThe first part of this assignment will assist.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment Purpose:
The first part of this assignment will assist you in identifying a topic which you will work with for subsequent activities in the course. The second part of the assignment helps you articulate what constitutes plagiarism.
Part 1:
In this course you will be using a variety of resources and research tools. This activity will guide you in formulating a topic to use for later assignments in this course.
1. What is something you are curious about? What is something you see out in the world that you want to know more about? Perhaps think of health, business, or socio-cultural issues. Write it here:
_______________________________________________________________________
(Need help selecting a topic? Review the Research Topic Starting Points for EN 104, EN 106, EN 111, and EN 116 guide from the Herzing University Library. Browse some of the resources linked there for generating topic ideas. http://herzing.libguides.com/research_topic_starting_points)
2. Create a Mind Map for your topic in the Credo Reference Database available through the Herzing University Library. You can access the link to that database and view a brief tutorial in the Research Topics Starting Points guide at http://herzing.libguides.com/research_topic_starting_pointsIf you need assistance using this tool, contact the Herzing University Librarians using the contact information in that guide. You might need to play around with how you word your topic.
Did the Mind Map help you narrow your topic? Describe your experience with the Mind Map feature and indicate your narrowed topic:
3. Write at least three research questions related to your topic and circle or somehow indicate the one you are most interested in answering:
4. Create a thesis statement for your research project. Be sure it meets the characteristics of a “strong” thesis statement as described in the reading for this unit.
Characteristics of a Strong Thesis Statement
· Answers the research question and is adequate for the assignment.
· Takes a position – doesn’t just state facts.
· It is specific and provable.
· It passes the “so what?” test.
Include your thesis statement here:
Part 2:
The following paragraph is from this source:Spiranec, S., &Mihaela, B. Z. (2010). Information literacy 2.0: Hype or discourse refinement? Journal of Documentation, 66(1), 140-153. doi:http://dx.doi.org.prx-herzing.lirn.net/10.1108/00220411011016407
Web 2.0 is currently changing what it means to be an information literate person or community…. The erosion did not begin with Web 2.0 but had started considerably earlier and became evident with the first web document without an identifiable author or indication of origin. Generally, this erosion comes naturally with the advancement towards electronic environments. In the era of print culture the information context was based on textual permanence, unity and identifiable authorship, and was therefore stable. The appearance of Web 1.0 has already undermined .
Assignment PowerPoint Based on what you have learned so .docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment:
PowerPoint:
Based on what you have learned so far in this course, create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements.
Title Slide (1 slide)
At each stage of development, culture can have a distinct impact on basic aspects of life. Based on your reading thus far, describe how cultural influences impact development throughout the lifespan. Include the following aspects of life:
Cognition (2-3 slides)
Acceptance of cultural traditions (2-3 slides)
Biological health (2-3 slides)
Personality(2-3 slides)
Relationships (2-3 slides)
References (1 slide)
Each slide should have a graphic and very few words. In a separate Word file, create a script to use when giving this presentation (about 50 words per content slide - 500 words total). Submit both files to the dropbox.
.
Assignment In essay format, please answer the following quest.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment: In essay format, please answer the following questions:
On your second In-Class Assignment, which was on John Stuart Mill's freedom of thought and discussion, you were asked to provide your own opinion on any moral issue.
1) Your task is to write an essay
DEFENDING
the
the OPPOSITE opinion.
2) Please structure your essay in the following format: (SEE ATTACHED FILE FOR MORE DETAILS ON WHAT EACH OF THESE MEAN)
I. Introduction/Thesis Statement
II. Body - Include at least two reasons why one would support this position
III. Counter-Argument - What is the argument against that position?
IV. Reply to Counter-Argument - Why could the counter-argument be wrong?
V. Conclusion
.
Assignment Name:
Unit 2 Discussion Board
Deliverable Length:
150-500 words (not including references) 2 Peer Responses
Details:
The Discussion Board (DB) is part of the core of online learning. Classroom discussion in an online environment requires the active participation of students and the instructor to create robust interaction and dialogue. Every student is expected to create an original response to the open-ended DB question as well as engage in dialogue by responding to posts created by others throughout the week. At the end of each unit, DB participation will be assessed based on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.
At a minimum, each student will be expected to post an original and thoughtful response to the DB question and contribute to the weekly dialogue by responding to at least two other posts from students. The first contribution must be posted before midnight (Central Time) on Wednesday of each week. Two additional responses are required after Wednesday of each week. Students are highly encouraged to engage on the Discussion Board early and often, as that is the primary way the university tracks class attendance and participation.
The purpose of the Discussion Board is to allow students to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the DB question. Because it is not possible to engage in two-way dialogue after a conversation has ended, no posts to the DB will be accepted after the end of each unit.
A. Questions for weekly discussions and conversations (not part of the required Discussion Board assignment)
These questions can serve as the starting point for your discussions during the week. They are “thought starters,” so that you can explore some ideas associated with the discussion board and unit topics. Answers are not required, and should not be submitted with your required assignment. Answers are not graded.
1. What images do we use today that originated from creations by early civilizations for religious ceremonies?
2. What historical art images do we use today, from creations by early civilizations, for cultural celebrations?
B. Required Discussion Board assignment.
From the list below, choose one Greek work of art and one Roman work of art and
compare and contrast
them according to the criteria listed:
Greek Art
Roman Art
The
Doryphoros
(Polykleitos, 450 BCE)
Augustus of Primaporta
(c. 20 BCE)
The Laocoon Group
(1
st
Century, CE)
Marcus Agrippa with Imperial Family
(South frieze from the Ara Pacis, 13-9 CE)
Nike of Samothrace
(c. 190 BCE)
She-Wolf
(c. 500 BCE)
The Temple of Athena
(427–424 BCE)
The Colosseum
(72–80 CE)
The Parthenon
(447–438 BCE)
The Arch of Constantine
(313 CE)
Answer the following list of questions in a comparative essay to evaluate your choices. Be sure to introduce the works you have chosen.
What is the FORM of the work?
Is it a two-dimensional or three-dimensional work of art?
What materials are us.
Assignment In essay format, please answer the following questions.docxnormanibarber20063
Assignment: In essay format, please answer the following questions:
1) Briefly summarize Stirner's Egoism.
2) Look at some contemporary moral issues in the news, either current or past, and apply his Egoist theory to the issue. How would he view the issue?
3) Do you agree with the way Stirner would view the issue? Why or why not?
All together, the answers must total up to about 500-700 words. Assignments
MUST
have the following format: Name, Class, and Essay Subject & Date in the upper left hand corner.
Double Spaced
, 12pt Times New Roman or Arial font. If you use outside sources, it must include a works cited page.
.
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Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
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Safalta Digital marketing institute in Noida, provide complete applications that encompass a huge range of virtual advertising and marketing additives, which includes search engine optimization, virtual communication advertising, pay-per-click on marketing, content material advertising, internet analytics, and greater. These university courses are designed for students who possess a comprehensive understanding of virtual marketing strategies and attributes.Safalta Digital Marketing Institute in Noida is a first choice for young individuals or students who are looking to start their careers in the field of digital advertising. The institute gives specialized courses designed and certification.
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Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
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The impact of research and development (R&D) on economic
growth: The
case of the MENA countries.
1
Lamia Ben Amor and
2
Naceur Ben Zina
1. Member and researcher at the unit of reasearch, economic and
developpement at the University of
Economics and Management of Sfax, Tunisia.
2. Associate Professor of Economics at the Unit of Dynamic
Economics and Environmental Research
(URDEE) at the University of Economics and Management of
Sfax, Tunisia.
2. * Corresponding Author E-mail: [email protected]
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between
research and development (R & D) and
economic growth. We will try to enlighten, from a theoretical
side, the importance of R&D as a critical
factor for recovery.
This empirical study is based on different estimation methods
developed in the context of a static panel on
a sample of 15 countries over the period 1980-2009. The
methods used are the GMM (Generalized
Method of Moments), the OLS (Ordinary Least Squares) and
causality tests, a unit root applied to panel
data. The overall findings identify a positive and significant
relationship.
JEL Codes: C33, D83, F43.
Keywords: R & D, Economic Growth, Static Panel Model.
1. INTRODUCTION
3. To cope with the increased globalization, competition from
emerging economies and ever-changingneeds
of consumers, the economies of industrialized countries are
increasingly relying on the activities of
research anddevelopment, which are essential to provide the
firms with the competitive advantages
necessary for their competitiveness.
According to the OECD (2004), expenditure on research and
development (R & D) conducted
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inindustrialized countries (EU, U.S., Japan) increased from 396
billion euros in 1995 to more than680
billion in 2003. In the same way, some emerging economies
seem to be determined also to increase their
technological capital. Let us takeChina as an example: by
reference to OECD, its expenditure of R& D
expressed as a percentage of the GDP (gross domestic product)
doubled during the period 1995 -2002.
4. Indeed, they went from 0.6% to 1.2%.
The key role of R & D in the competitiveness of firms led by
industrialized countries to seekterritories
and more attractive partners to carry out their innovation
strategies, including emergingmarkets, which
should increase their technological capital. R&D often implies
a set of cumulativeprocesses of
inventions and innovations, skills and know-how. Through its
horizontal and verticaldiversification of
goods and services, it is considered as the generator of technical
progress. R&D, innovation,
technological developments have been regarded since the
second half of the eighteenth century as an
indisputable source of productivity growth. However, the non-
rival and partially excludable product of
R&D recognizes that certain agents or sectors have not fully
developed the capabilities of their own
R&D, thus benefiting from other’s R&D.
The major objective of this paper is to examine the impact of
research and development (R&D) on
economic growth in MENA countries as host countries. A
developing country that suffers from
under-capacity in R&D efforts can benefit from international
5. R&D. We have choosen a sample of these
countries ( we selected 15 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti,
Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,
Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE)
during the period 1980 - 2009 in which
information is available on R&D expenditure. (We chose this
period starting from 1980 due to
unavailability of data for some countries before the year 1980
as Tunisia and Algeria). This paper is
structured as follows: The next section describes the literature
on research and development (R&D)
where we particulary analyze the importance of R&D in
economic growth. Indeed, this paper is a
general summary of the reason for having a link between R&D
and economic growth.
As for the the third section, it presents our empirical validation
test based on static panel data. The
appropriation of R&D is the subject of section four.
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2. Literature review on research and development (R&D)
The recent economic studies whether on theories of endogenous
growth or on international trade show
that thebenefits of R&D do not stop at national borders. In this
context, Eaton and Kortum (1996)
estimated that the foreign R&D accounted for 87% of
productivity growth in France. While 60% gain
inproductivity in Japan is provided byU.S R&D, against 20% of
U.Searnings due to Japanese R & D.
The importance of technological innovation and R&D
expenditure in economic growth has drawnthe
attention of economists since the launch of the research on the
origin of the concept of"residue" stated
by Solow (1957). It has become much more explicit in the
recent years due tothe theoretical
developments undertaken in the framework of the theory of
endogenous growth.
Moreover, the impact of R&D on productivity growth has been
the subject of several studies:Griliches
(1979), Mairesse and Cuneo (1985), Dosi (1988). The true
modelling of R&Dstarted as from the years
1990s. Indeed, the activity of R&D represents the important
7. source ofdevelopment of new knowledge
and technological innovation (Crossman and Helpman (1991)).
In the same way for Romer (1990), it leads to technological
innovations. Contributions came then With
Aghion and Howitt (1998). In addition, it is a dominating
source of economic growth. In fact, theactivity
of R& D took a great importance in the recent models of the
endogenous growth whosecreative
processes and diffusion of technology constitute the important
engines. Moreover, R&D isconsidered as
a product of technology. It is used to improve the living
standard, increase theproductivity of the factors
of production and stimulate economic growth.
In this context, we present the theoretical and empirical basis as
well as the nature of research
anddevelopment (R&D). In other words, we highlight the
endogenous theory of growth where R&D
plays a fundamental role. Then, we will try to identify the
effect of R&D on the economic growthof the
MENA countries starting from a static panel model. Within this
context, it makes thetheoretical,
empirical, and the nature of research and development (R&D).
It focuses on the theory of endogenous
8. growth where R&D occupies a fundamental role.
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Thus, with the increased interdependence of economies, this
process of dissemination of knowledge and
expertise is gaining importance internationally. In addition,
international agreements between countries
require them to confront international competition based on
competitiveness and differentiation
capabilities. In addition, total factor productivity (TFP) of a
given country depends not only on its own
stock of R&D but also on that of its partners.
In this context, we present the theoretical and empirical basis as
well as the nature of research and
development (R&D). In other words, we highlight the
endogenous theory of growth where theR& D
plays a fundamental role. Then, we will try to identify the
9. effect of R&D on the economic growth of the
MENA countries starting from a static model of panel. Thus,
with the increased interdependence of
economies, this process of dissemination of knowledge and
expertise is gaining importance
internationally. In addition, international agreements between
countries require them to confront
international competition based on competitiveness and
differentiation capabilities. In addition, total
factor productivity (TFP) of a given country depends not only
on its own stock of R&D but also that of
its partners.
Thanks to modernization and fast technological development,
the research and development (R&D)
constitutes an important factor of growth. Moreover, it is
essential to follow the activities of R&Dto
work out adequate policies and analyze them well. This idea is
dictated by a certain number
oftheoretical and factual arguments.
Concerning the theoretical arguments, we notice that the
numberof new models of the endogenous
economic growth rises by giving a particular importance to
theactivity and expenditure in the research
10. and development. Indeed, R&D constitutes a primary source for
technological advance and economic
growth. Besides, the development andenrichment of the
research fields of the international
macro-economy, following the intensificationand the
diversification of the sources of interdependence
of the economies, represent important factors.
As for the factual arguments, we notice the attention given by
certain countries, such asTunisia which has
highlighted the activity of the research and development since
theimplementation of a program of
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structural adjustment (PSA). This program created, in 1991, a
newpublic agency which takes care of the
promotion of innovation (the Secretariat of State to
the“Scientific research” and technology). Hence, the
very fast evolution of telecommunication and information
technologies in the world and their
11. implication on the total productivity of the factorsof the
companies constitutes an important factor. In
fact, several authors are interested in thisphenomenon by taking
it as a fundamental subject of research.
Frascati (1993), for example, definedR&D as the whole set of
work of creation undertaken in a systematic
way to increase the stock ofknowledge and its importance for
new applications. In his Handbook
entitled “Standard Methodsuggested for the investigations into
research and experimental development”,
OECD distinguishes three forms of R&D:
� Fundamental R&D: the expenditure is devoted to the analysis
of the properties, the structures
andthe physical and natural phenomena, in order to organize
the facts in general laws by means
ofexplanatory diagrams and interpretative theory.
� Applied research: it allows the operational working of ideas.
The knowledge orinformation drawn
from this research is likely to be patented and can be kept
secret. This typeisundertaken either to
distinguish the possible applications of the results of a basic
research or to findnew solutions.
� Experimental R&D: it consists of a systematic work founded
12. on the knowledge obtained by
theapplied research whose objective is to acquire new materials,
devices, products, processes and
services.
The endogenous theory of growth devotes a great importance to
the part played by research
anddevelopment in the productivity growth making it in the
centre of several studies. R&D isregarded as
a primary source of technological advance, and especially
represents one of the enginesof economic
growth for the countries which devote much effort to research
and development inthe form of expenditure.
Since the activity of R&D is a form of knowledge, it represents
the mainway of developing new
knowledge and technological innovation for the developed
countries (Crossman-Helpman (1991)). These
countries devote important financial resources to this
activitywhich acts positively on growth in terms of
productivity. Therefore the real expenditure of R&D in these
countries increases in a remarkable way. The
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case for the developing countries is completelydifferent. These
countries do not carry out research
activities by themselves.
However, they benefitmainly from the technical change which
takes place in the developed countries
thanks to their opening on the outside world through the
importation of new technologies incorporated in
capitalequipment.
The theory of growth shows the role of the technological
advance in the invention of new machines and
new intermediate goods which give way to the possibility of
investment.
The human capital andtechnology are two facets of the same
phenomenon, two factorsfor the
accumulation ofknowledge as the strategic role of knowledge
explains the increase in the immaterial
investment. Lucas (1988) considers that education is an
investment in human capital ; in his model,
knowledge is considered under its individual aspect (education,
formation) andhe seek to integrate more
14. significant dimensions as well as the objectives of knowledge.
As knowledge is the result of a collective activity and research
takes the form oftechnology. The key idea
is that research is an investment. Actually, we notice that the
20 last years have been characterized by a
development inthe activities of R&D. Indeed, in all OECD
countries, the firms have strongly raised
theirexpenditure on R&D. Investment in R&D is today more
than even before, a conditionof the growth
of nations. In fact, the activity of R&D necessarily goes
through the existence of certainqualifications
which can control the tools of research.
Innovation, technological advance and research and
development (R&D) evolve by playing a very
important part in the process of economic growth. These last
years have been characterized by
theappearance of many research orientations, thanks to the
differences in terms of the growth rate of
thereal income per capita and also to other factors which propel
the process of research. In this respect,
we can primarily distinguish three factors in favour of the
evolution
of this process. But, what isinteresting is that there is always a
15. persistence of differences in terms of
income by capita on the international level. These successive
factors are:
� An increase in the volume of work.
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� An increase in the stock of capital.
� An increase of the total productivity of the factors of
production “PTF”.
The increase in productivity is directly connected with the
evolution of labourqualifications, on the one
hand, and with innovation and technological advanceon the
other hand. It involves theexistence of more
powerful capital equipment (built-in technological advance) and
results in a greateffectiveness of the two
joined factors of production.
Investments in R&D directly contribute tothe accumulation of
knowledge by giving place to new
16. products and processes of production thuscontributing to the
improvement of productivity.
The advantages which ensue from the investments in R&D are
spread between the companies and the
organizations. Indeed, the productivitygrowth of a company
depends not only on its activities in R&D,
but also on its efforts towardsthe R&D of the other generating
sectors of knowledge.
Therefore, investment in R&D is regarded as a source of
improvement of productivity. The technological
advance constitutes adetermining factor of growth rate through
its impact on the productivity of the
factors of production.
It includes innovations of a technical and organisational nature.
We distinguish two major types of
innovation:
• Innovations of the products which are used to introduce new
products on the market (example:cds, cars)
or raw materials. Their objective is to offer the consumers a
product which meets theirneeds
(Improvement of the well being).
This type of innovation depends directly on the activities ofthe
R&D.
17. The innovation of a procedure based on the implementation of
new methods of production.
To day, we clearly observe an expansion of the policies of
innovation mainly in the developed
countrieswhich devote a great investment to the R&D. This
shows the existence of a suitable climate
forinnovation in these countries. It is remarkable that during
these last years, companies of
hightechnology or state-of-the-art technology (data-processing,
pharmaceutical) have
significantlyincreased their expenditure in research and
development. The role of the government
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policiesregarding the R&D should not be neglected. Indeed, the
policies of innovation define the
specificactions of the State, which must, on the one hand,
encourage the accumulation of a qualified
18. labour and, on the other hand, help the companies prospect the
markets. This justifies the need of
thepublic administrations to support the R&D.
What are then the reasons for the government aid and the
alternative mechanisms available to thepublic
administrations to support the R&D? To answer this question,
we will try to analyze thejustification of the
government aid in the R&D starting from the theories of
economic growth.
In the neo-classical theory of growth, the technological advance
is supposed to be exogenous (Solow
1956). With the long run balance, the growth of the population
and technological advancedetermine the
level of growth rate.
This implies, according to basic assumptions, that long-
termgrowth rate is stable and given in an
exogenous way. Within this framework, the impact of anaction
of the public authorities is practically
ignored.
The neo-classical theory of growth presumes that the economy
starts from a weak relationship between
capital and labour. Similarly, the marginalreturns on capital are
decreasing, which reduces the motivation
19. for investment in the new capital.
Therefore, each new unit of the capital produces a lower income
and less large savings. In the longrun,
there will be an absence of incentives for investment.
Consequently, the capital growth rate bycapita is
cancelled.
The neo-classical theory of growth presumes an efficient
distribution of resources in the economy. The
assumptions which underlie this theory exclude the modification
from this distribution.
Therefore, the intervention of the State in such an economy is
not justified at least in the field ofefficiency.
Any policy affecting the resource allocation would decrease the
total production anddelay the economic
growth. However, the intervention of the state could be founded
on the criterionof equity. But, the
assumptions underlying the neo-classical theory are not
realistic. Thetechnological change is not always
an exogenous factor outside the market, determined by anun
known process. In the 20th century, a good
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number of discoveries and improvements were madein the
commercial sector by companies with a
lucrative goal and not by public administrations oruniversities
where researches are directed by non
commercial forces.
Markets are seldom in aperfect competition. Moreover, the
private sector cannot produce all the desired
goods and services because some of them are public goods and
others produce external effects.
The endogenous theory of growth recommends the relaxation of
certain neo-classical assumptionsand
incorporates the failures of the market. However, the long-term
economic growth is directed bythe
accumulation of the factors of production namelyfounded this
time, on knowledge, humancapital, training,
R&D and innovation. The neo-classical theory of growth
identifies only one sourceof growth - the
accumulation of the physical capital - which generates
machines, structures and stocks and differs from
the “R&D capital”. The latter includes the highly specializedor
21. very specialized labour. The neo-classical
theorists do not obviously neglect the other sources, but they
explicitly do not integrate them in the
models by considering that technologicaladvance is an
exogenous variable. On the other hand, the models
of endogenous growth arecharacterized by a great diversity of
selected resources such as the investment
in physical, human and public capital, in the division of labour,
practical training (Learning by doing),
research and technological innovation. The endogenous theory
of growth recommends that
technologicaladvance ensues from the R&D carried out by
profit-making companies. Thus, research and
development constitutes an important factor in the production
process.
The models worked out in this theory try to explain the origin
of the endogenous technologicaladvance
which is characterized by an increase in the variety of the goods
produced or consumed, orby the
improvement of quality. We distinguish, in general, four ways
of research:
� The first one results from the work of Romer (1986) and
seeks the engine of growth in
thephenomenon of practical training which takes place inside
22. the companies .
� The second, introduced by Lucas in 1988, favours the
accumulation of the human capitalwithin
the educational system.
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� The third insists on the driving role of infrastructure and
public expenditure. This current is
initiated by the work of R. Barro (1990-1991).
� The fourth, based on the work of Romer (1990), Aghion and
Howitt (1998), highlights the role
of R&D or innovation.
We can distinguish three levels of innovationsystems:
� A system of the innovating company;
� A system of the immediate environment of the company;
� A system of the overall environment concerning the general
elements which support
23. innovation.
In this respect, innovation is first of all: A business of the
companies, which, to innovate, areinteracting
with other companies, government organizations, universities,
etc. Then, it is a system of innovation
which includes these whole factors and their interactions. In
short, the assumption, according to which the
factors determining the long-term growth are endogenous with
the decisionmakingprocess, constitutes
one of the main exemptions from the neo-classical theory of
growth andinvolves important effects on the
policy.
Indeed, if the long-term growth is directed by the factors of
production based on knowledge, which
belongs to the normal structure of the costs of the company,
then the public administrations can influence
the long-term growth by changing the cost of thesefactors via
the direct subsidies, taxincentives or
marketing policies. The endogenous theories ofgrowth provide a
framework of analysis of growth and its
determinants which can also be used to study the impact of the
public policies on the economic growth
and investment in R&D.
24. 3. METHODOLOGY
R&D is a cumulative process of acquisition of competences and
know-how. The transfer oftacit
knowledge is delicate and represents a specific characteristic of
the activity of R&D.Moreover, some
expenses necessary to R&D, such as the capital expenditures
ofinfrastructures, are irrecoverable.
Therefore investment in R&D is an irreversible one and
subjected to uncertainty. From the uncertainty of
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the cumulative process (R&D) emerges adynamic behaviour
research, which provides information on the
intrinsic nature of the good. Themajor objective of this paper is
to know the impact of research and
development (R&D) oneconomic growth in the MENA
countries. (The countries taken in our sample are
about 15; these are: Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Djibouti,
25. Egypt, UAE, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,
Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia) during the period
1980 - 2009 where information
onexpenditure on the R&D is available.
We try to follow an approach in which we consider researchand
development to be a fundamental factor
in the economic growth in these countries. This empirical study
and the nature of research and
development (R&D). It focuses on the theory of endogenous
growth where R&D occupies a fundamental
role. Thus, we try to identify the effect of R&D on economic
growth in MENA countries from a static
panel model.
This empirical study is based on different estimation methods
developed recently such as the GMM
(GeneralizedMethod of Moments) and the OLS (Ordinary Least
Squares). Hence, we use the causality
tests andunit root while adopting the recent literature on the
econometrics of panel data.
Finally, we estimatethis model by the method "Full Modified
Ordinary Least Square” (FMOLS), and then
interpret the results.
3.1 Model Overview
26. Within the framework of this study, we consider a transformed
linear log function Cobb – Douglas of the
following production:
��������� ����
������
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The examined basic model takes as a starting point the work of
Sadraoui and Ben Zina (2007). We limit
ourselves to the study of the simple linear models of the panel
data which are defined inopposition to the
dynamic models using delayed endogenous variables. We
assume that the per capita GDP incurred by
governments is a function of the R & D, capital, and labour. The
model is presented as a log-linear
relationship between variables.
Thus, we define:
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27. Y: the real gross domestic product per capita for country (i) in
year t;
K: the value of the real capital for country (i) in year t;
L: the labor for country (i) in year t;
RD: the ratio of the expenditure in research and development to
the GDP for country (i) in year t;
���: the term of error.
3.2 Results and interpretations
3.2.1 Graphical representation of the different variables
Figure 1 : Logarithm of Gross Domestic Product
Figure2 : Logarithm of Labor
Figure3 : Logarithm of Capital
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
29. Figure4 : Logarithm of research and development (R&D)
� We note that the gross domestic product (GDP) in this
country is changing significantly. Indeed,
theGDP has been trending upward.
� Moreover, the GDP trend is different according to countries
of MENA. Still, on the other
variables, we distinguish a particular development whose series
show a trend, which makes
non-stationary variables.
�
� A study of the series in level shows that they are not
stationary; the different analysis of each
series shows that they are differenced stationary.
3.2.2 Study of stationarity and cointegration of series
The unit root tests have become a common approach for the
analysis of stationary time series.
However, the implementation of these tests on panel data is
recent. If we refer to the article
"R&DCooperation and Economic Growth", we find that the tests
most frequently used are those of
Levinand Lin (LL) and Im, Pesaran and Shin for (IPS). Indeed,
30. these two tests are used to study the
10.0
10.5
11.0
11.5
12.0
12.5
80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06
LK
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06
RD
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nonstationary series. To overcome the low power of tests "LL"
and check the stationary state of
thegroup, we use the IPS method which suggested a unit root
test in the context of a panel data model
using the average individual statistics regressions "ADF". The
longitudinal cross-sectional datashould
ideally meet the assumptions necessary for the application of
the alternative statistica t-bar totest the
null hypothesis of unit root for all i (�� =0)
t ���p��� 1N t���p��
�
�!"
Where: ti T (pi) : represents ADF tests estimated with delayed
différences ;
N : is number of groups N= 1,2,……………….15.
32. T : The period of time T =1,2,………………..30
IPS suggests the use of fllowing of standardized studies:
Z��√N�t��%E't��(�
)var�t���
Where E (t�� ) and Var ( t�� ) are respectively the arithmetic
means and variances of the individual
ADF statistics, since ��� 0. The IPS study shows
that the standardized statistics converges weakly to
the normal standard distribution, allowing to compare it to the
critical values of distribution. The
application of the unit root tests show that LL and IPS are all
statistics assigned to a unit root.
Table 1: Unit root tests
Statistique Y L K RD
Levin- Lin rho-stat -0.04484 0.86878 -0.16490 0.17205
Levin-Lint-rho-stat 0.79204 1.99911 0.71672 1.20149
Levin-Lin
ADF-stat
33. 1.84314 2.15673 0.81625 1.34737
IPS ADF- stat 1.13540 1.89654 -0.83109 0.59321
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The checking of properties of non stationary state for all the
variables of the panel leads us to study the
existence of a long-term relationship between these variables. In
other words, the study of the existence of
a relationship of cointegration, by applying Pedroni’s tests of
co-integration, is based on the unit root tests
of the estimated residuals.
The co-integration tests on panel data are to test the presence of
the unit root in the estimated residuals.
However, the problem of deceitful regressions, well known in
econometrics time series, also arises in the
case of the panel data.
Pedroni‘s tests are of null hypothesis of no co-integration based
34. on the unit root tests of the estimated
residuals. Pedroni has developed seven homogeneous and
heterogeneous co-integration tests on the
panel data. These tests take into account the heterogeneity in
the co-integration relationship, that is to say
that for every individual, one or more co-integration relations
are not necessarily identical for each panel
individual. The implementation of Pedroni’s tests requires a
first step in estimating the long-term
relationship for each individual described by:
y�/�α��δ�t�β"�x"�/�⋯�β5�x5�/�ε�/
such as : i =1…….N, t =1…….T et m =1………M
In Pedroni’s seven tests, four are based on the dimension
"within" (intra) and three on the dimension
"between" (inter). These two categories are based on the null
hypothesis of no co integration
(non-stationary state of the estimated residuals). The distinction
between the two categories is made on
the level of the alternative hypothesis:
H"�8ρ��ρ:1∀ i:within ρ�:ρ∀ i:between
Pedroni has shown that under appropriate normalizations, based
on functions of Brownian motion, each
of the seven statistics follows a normal rule, centred, and
limited to N and T which are sufficiently
35. important:
z��%μ√N
√v →N�0,1�
The results are shown in the following table:
Table 2 : Pedroni’s cointegration tests
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Rho-stat V-stat PP-stat Adf-stat Rho_stat
1
Pp _stat
1 Adf_stat
1
(y, L, k,
RD)
0 .31934 1.72137 -1.09983 -1.80154 1.76313 -0.94537 -2.62449
36. Note :
1
: These are tests based on the dimension "BETWEEN"
From the results found in this table, we notice the existence of a
long-term relationship between the
variables, that is to say, a co-integration. To carry out tests of
Co-integration on panel data and to obtain
an estimate of the vectors of Co-integration, it is necessary to
apply an effective method of estimation.
Within this framework, we can distinguish several techniques
such as, the FMOLS method “least square
completely modified” used by Pedroni, the DOLS method
(dynamic least square), the GMM method
“Method of Moments Generalized” and the ML “Maximum of
Probability”. Philips and Moon (1999)
showed that within the framework of the panel data, the FMOLS
and DOLS techniques lead to
asymptotically distributed estimators according to a reduced
centred normal law. Similarly, Pedroni (1996)
affirms that MCO estimators “ordinary Least Square” are
highly- convergent, whereas their asymptotic
distributions are distorted and depend on the parameters of bad
effects. According to Pedroni, these
37. problems can be more marked in the presence of heterogeneity.
For this model, the estimation of these
co-integral vectors by the FMOLS method and for the whole of
the panel, is given by (T - Student
between brackets):
�G�H �
I.�K
I.�L
I.�M%
�%
N.NL� �
�.N�� �
O.�
�P
Based on the estimator of Pedroni, the econometric
specification of this model combines the use of the
instrumental variables and the FMOLS method. The use of the
instrumental variables makes it possible to
obtain consistent estimations. Thus, the estimate by the GMM
makes it possible to obtain a diagonal
matrix of correlations.
Table 3 : Correlation matrix
LPIB LL LK RD
LPIB 1.000000 0.954639 0.981909 0.898691
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LL 0.954639 1.000000 0.976842 0.944499
LK 0.981909 0.976842 1.000000 0.911354
RD 0.898691 0.944499 0.911354 1.000000
Yet, we use the Haussman Test (1978) which can be applied to
many problems of specification in
econometrics.
However, its most widespread use is that of the tests of
specification of the individualeffects as a panel. It
is thus used to explain the fixed and random effects. Its general
idea is at thesame time simple and
brilliant. Let us actually suppose that we seek to test the
possible presence ofa correlation or a defect of
specification. Let us admit that we have two types of estimators
for theparameters of the studied model:
the first estimator is supposed to be predetermined while the
second is not. Consequently, all what we
39. have to do is to compare a distance balanced by a matrixof
variance- covariance between the two
estimators to be able to determine whether thespecification is
correct or not. In fact, the technical use of
this principle in this model makes itpossible to obtain a matrix
of variance -covariance having good
properties.
Table 4 : Variance- covariance Matrix
C LL LK RD
C 5.812536 -0.615414 0.025530 0.033289
LL -0.615530 0.065199 -0.002745 -0.003432
LK 0.025530 -0.002745 0.000157 438 E-05
RD 0.033289 -0.003432 438 E-05 0.000476
The econometrics of the panel makes it possible to control the
heterogeneity of the observations intheir
individual dimensions either by taking into account a
presumably certainspecific effect, “Fixedeffects”,
or by considering a non observable specific effect (Radom
effects). In this work, we examine the link
between R& D and growth in various countries. On a sample of
15 countries during the period 1980 -
40. 2009, the results of the obtained estimates using the various
methods instatic panel, show that the
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impact of R& D on growth varies according to the indicator of
theinternal expenditure of research and
development “DIRD” of each country taken in the sample.
Onthe basis of this last indicator, it arises from
the estimates that the increase in apoint of percentageof this
indicator is brought to 0.427 point of
additional growth. The application of the tests of unitroot LL
and IPS shows that the whole of the
statistical series is affected of a unit root. The checking of the
properties of non stationary state for all
the variables of the panel leads us to Study the existence of a
relation of long run between these variables.
In other words, we study theexistence of a relation of co-
integration by applying the co-integration tests
of Pedroni. Moreover, we use the technique of the tests of unit
41. root in order to represent the estimated
“residues” of the various countries included in our sample
model.
4. CONCLUSION
At the end of this research, the inventory of the main theoretical
arguments and empirical results
obtained reveal and confirm the importance of the R&D in the
stimulation of growth. The drawn
conclusions are also of a theoretical and empirical nature. On
the theoretical level, we have showed
that the endogenous theory of growth recommends the
loosening of certain
neo-classicalassumptions to highlight other underlying ones.
Besides, the models worked out in this
theory arecharacterized by a diversity of resources; for instance,
investment in physical and human
capitalwithin the educational system “Lucas (1988)”, practical
training (Learning by doing) “Romer
(1990)”, the driving role of infrastructure and public
expenditure “R.Barro (1991)”, research and
technological innovation “Aghion and Howitt (1998)”, etc.
Moreover, this theory provides a well defined framework of
analysis for the research anddevelopment
42. as a fundamental factor in the economic growth. All in all, the
empirical steps that wehad adopted in
this work, made it possible to meet our need to evaluate to
what extent the MENAcountries have
profited from the R&D incorporated over the period 1980 -2009.
The results areconvincing, indicating
that there is a positive relationship between research and
development and growth. In fact, this
empirical study of the MENA countries has brought important
results: The existence of a positive
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relationship between research and development and economic
growth inthese countries. Indeed, the
volume of expenditure of R&D acts on the speed of
convergencebetween the countries. So, the
research and development constitutes a crucial factor
forrecovery. Therefore, stocks of R&D are
43. necessary to adapt the advantages of the technological
diffusion.
Moreover, on the level of the developed capital, a policy of
research and development and adynamic
specialization constitute the principal determinants of recovery.
Besides, the MENA countries must
profit from their closeness to Europe to increase their exports
and attract the FDE (Foreign Direct
Investment) inorder to increase their creative capacities and
improve their speed of convergence
compared to thedeveloped countries.
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