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The paper applies a novel model that is capable of separating infrastructural and superstructural
effects of institutions on aggregate and average income across 84 U.S. Native American economies

The paper investigates the importance of geography in explaining equity market participation. Results indicate that presence of publicly-traded firms within 50 miles and the share of U.S. market value headquartered within the community are
significantly correlated with equity ownership of individuals.

The paper aims at questioning the link between local
finances and the economic dynamism of cities. Conclusions to the study are detailed in terms of
local planning, by comparing the impact of distance to fiscal fixed expenses. (Study is written in French).

paper provides estimates of the stocks and flows of human resources in science and technology in India, and their breakdown by education and occupation. Furthermore, the paper provides estimates of the number of highly skilled people moving to India and out of India during the 1990s, mainly to the United States.

The paper shows a set of indicators on the knowledge-based economy for China, mainly compiled from databases within the Economic Analysis and Statistics Division of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. Indicators are put in context by comparing them with data for the Triad the United States, Japan and the European Union.

The paper outlines a static equilibrium model, which analyses the economic development in a two-country case by considering interregional migration in research and development sectors.

The study provides evidence that not only did many new firms obtain funding from Germanys Neuer Markt, but that for the first time in recent history, Germany succeeded in enabling smaller firms to grow faster than larger firms.

The paper investigates the effects of trust propensity, cognition based trust and affect based trust on relationship performance in terms of openness, conflicts and success. Data from a field study of 391 Dutch firms in high tech industries support the research model.

The report serves as a second edition of a study
carried out by the Global Competitiveness Programme of the World Economic Forum. In addition to assessing the performance of the
15 existing European Union (EU) members, the report pays particular attention to the competitive performance of those countries that join the EU this year, as well as those scheduled to join in 2007.

The paper discusses the importance of scale economies in the knowledge economy. It argues that even if there may be positive scale economies of knowledge creation in many high-tech sectors -- for example, biotech -- the role of external economies should not be neglected.