Overview of knowledge economy in the Arab region
Nour, Samia Satti O. M. (2013). Overview of knowledge economy in the Arab region. UNU-MERIT.
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Sub-type Working paper Author Nour, Samia Satti O. M. Title Overview of knowledge economy in the Arab region Publication Date 2013 Place of Publication Maastricht, NL Publisher UNU-MERIT Pages 38 Abstract This paper employs both the descriptive and comparative approaches and uses the definition of knowledge and knowledge indicators used in the literature to examine the existence and development of the knowledge economy in the Arab region. We fill the gap in the Arab literature and present a more comprehensive analysis of the development of knowledge indicators in the Arab region. Our findings support the first hypothesis that the knowledge economy exists in the Arab region and coincides with a substantial knowledge gap compared to other world regions. Our results corroborate the second hypothesis concerning the variation in knowledge indicators, according to the structure of the economy in the Arab region, and support the third hypothesis concerning the poor and slow progress in the trend of knowledge - related indicators in the Arab region. Therefore, it is essential for the Arab region to enhance the knowledge economy and indicators to achieve economic development in the Arab region. Keyword Knowledge economy
Tacit knowledge
Codified knowledge
Knowledge index
Arab regionJEL O10
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O30Copyright Holder UNU-MERIT Copyright Year 2013 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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