Science and technology for development: no escaping the politico-economic context

science and technology diplomacy model based on the economic complexity

Background and Aim: The history of the evolution of human societies indicates the important and civilizing role of science and technology in the formation of economic, social, cultural, and political relations. Along with the increasing speed and development of science and technology, economic, social, cultural, and political concepts and approaches have also changed and played a more colorful ...

Politico - Economic Equilibrium Andeconomic

Elections , Capital Flows , and Politico Economic Equilibria

We study an open economy where a pro labor and a pro business candidate compete in an election. The winner chooses taxes, which affect investment returns. Electoral outcomes depend on the size of the foreign debt, but the debt itself reflects expectations about the election. The resulting interaction is novel and has several implications. Elections are associated with increased volatility. Poli...

Harnessing Science and Technology for Economic Development While Caring for the Poor, Posterity, and the Environment

There are many reasons to be optimistic about the future. More people are better fed and housed than ever before, global literacy rates are increasing and more people have access to better health care. Despite these significant gains, however, the need to arrest the increase in poverty while at the same time reversing the current trends of environmental degradation remains one of the world’s gr...

Science , religion and economic development

The correlations between scientometric indices, macroeconomic variables and results from attitude polls in different countries were explored. The results show that a minimum threshold of economic development (around GDP per capita of 1000 US$) is required for science and the economy of a country to interact. After that threshold, a positive interaction between economic development, scientific d...