'This paper constructs a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model which reflects the characteristics of African economies but is general enough to imbed both oil-producing and oil-importing countries. This model is used to quantify the impact of changes in oil prices on African economies. A rise to twice the current price level would lead to:
* a fall in output by 6% in the first year for the median oil-importing country given a complete pass through of the increase in prices to the c more...
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The IASP is the worldwide network of Science and Technology Parks. It seeks to connect Science Park professionals from across the globe and provide services that drive growth and effectiveness for its member Science Parks. The Science Parks in turn are intended to enhance the competitiveness of companies and entrepreneurs of their cities and regions, and to contribute to global economic development through innovation, entrepreneurship, and the transfer of knowledge and technology.
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The World Technopolis Association (WTA), is a multilateral international organization. It was created with the objective of connecting the advancement of science and technology with local development in order to achieve a shared development through cooperation and exchanges among science cities. Its members are mainly local governments.
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UNESCO’s University-Industry-Science Partnership (UNISPAR) program was launched in 1993 to improve the quality of universities in developing countries and encourage them to become more involved in the process of industrialization of their country.
Since 2002, UNISPAR has focused on capacity-building and technical assistance in the governance of science and technology parks. The expected results are:
1. stronger partnerships and linkages between universities and industry, including sma more...
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by Worldwatch Institute -
If any single event can be said to have put climate change on the world’s policy radar, it was the testimony of NASA scientist James Hansen before Senator Tim Wirth’s committee in Congress on June 23, 1988. On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of that event, World Watch’s Ben Block talked with Hansen about its impact. Hansen will be honored at a Worldwatch Institute sponsored symposium in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2008.
'World Watch: What led y more...
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by Erica Gies -
Not long ago Bill and Becka Doering, of Santa Barbara, California, decided they needed a bigger house to accommodate their two young children. After a fruitless search of Santa Barbara’s pricey real estatemarket, the Doerings took Becka’s father up on an offer to trade his 102-square-meter (1,100-square-foot) tract house for their 84-square-meter place across town. That helped, but the tract house had just two bedrooms and one bath, so the Doerings remodeled, resulting in more...
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In Chapter 1 of State of the World 2008, project co-directors Gary Gardner and Tom Prugh highlight seven principles of a sustainable global economy, which underlie the work of innovation pioneers concerned about environmental degradation and widening income inequality:
- Adjust the scale of economic activity to fit within boundaries set by the natural environment
- Make prices tell the ecological truth, by incorporating environmental costs into the price of goods and services
- Shift th more...
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