Third Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation in Developing Economies
May 10-12, 2009
Institute for Applied Economic Research, Brasilia, Brazil
UNU-MERIT, United Nations University and University of Maastricht
The Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea), in collaboration with the Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), is announcing the Third Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation in Developing Economies (MEIDE), to be held in Rio de Janeiro in May 10-12, 2009. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers from around the world to discuss the importance and the different dimensions of innovation in relation with economic growth and development. Contributions based on micro data from firm or household surveys, case studies and cross country comparative analyses are particularly wanted.
In this third Conference, a particular emphasis will be put on innovation and its impacts in Latin American Countries. However, contributions on other countries, in particular developing countries, are also welcome.
Many countries have conducted micro surveys on innovation for a number of years. It would be interesting to confront what has been learned from these surveys, and from case studies, to guide innovation policy.
Examples of topics that could be covered:
• Innovation, productivity and firm performance
• Innovation, education, health and human capital
• Innovation in universities and public institutions
• Technology adoption and diffusion
• Innovation and employment
• Innovation and the role of foreign firms
• Innovation and the role of financial institutions
• Innovation and international trade
• International comparisons of innovation performance
• Effectiveness of innovation policies
• Innovation metrics
• Non-Technological Innovation
Sponsors:
Institute for Applied Economic Research, Ipea
UNU-MERIT, joint research institute, United Nations University and Maastricht University
Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos – Finep
Organisors: João De Negri, Lenita Turchi, Fernanda De Negri, Bruno Araújo, Jacques Mairesse and Pierre Mohnen
Submission: Researchers are invited to submit a full paper by March 2, 2009. Please submit by clicking on “submit your paper” on the website http://www.merit.unu.edu/MEIDE/. Upon acceptance of your paper, a formal invitation form will be sent to you for application of visas to Brazil, if need be.
Important: In this third conference, there will be also “PhD Sessions”. These sessions are aimed at PhD students in early or in the qualifying stage of their programs or researchers willing to discuss research proposals. In this case, the author must submit an extended abstract (max. 5 pages).
Important dates
Article submission deadline: March 2, 2009
Notification of acceptance: until March 16, 2009 for full papers, March 23, 2009 for the PhD sessions.
MEIDE: May 10-12, 2009
For further information:
Detailed information and updates will be available at:
http://www.merit.unu.edu/MEIDE/
http://www.ipea.gov.br/sites/000/2/meide/english.html
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