Essays on disparities in innovative performance and economic development in emerging countries: a regional and firm-level investigation
Journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Theses Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year: 2016

The global economic system has been undergoing fundamental changes since the 1980s. Many emerging countries drastically increased their openness to trade and foreign investments. Formerly socialist countries entered a transition towards a market-based model and deepened their integration into the global economy. As a result, the geography of trade, investment flows, and innovation is becoming more multipolar. This thesis seeks to improve our understanding of the links between these macro-level s