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Douglass, John Aubrey – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The acceptance of new growth theory relates, in part, to a number of highly touted regional success stories--or what I term "Knowledge Based Economic Areas" (KBEAs) in this and past essays. The United States, and California in particular, is viewed as perhaps the most robust creators of KBEAs, providing an influential model that is…
Descriptors: Knowledge Economy, Economic Development, Regional Characteristics, Research Universities
van der Wende, Marijk – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2015
The global competition and related international academic mobility in science and research is rising. Within this context, Europe faces quantitative skills shortages, including an estimate of between 800,000 and one million researchers. Within Europe skills imbalances and mismatches increase, with a growing divergence between countries and…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, International Cooperation, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Douglass, John Aubrey – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2008
Research universities throughout the world are part of a larger effort by nation-states to bolster science and technological innovation and compete economically. The US remains highly competitive as a source of High Tech (HT) innovation because of a number of market positions, many the result of long term investments in institutions such as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Graduation Rate, Intellectual Property
Atkinson, Richard C.; Blanpied, William A. – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2007
This paper traces the historical development of the American research and technology enterprise from its origins in the post-Civil War period to its current international dominance in the discovery and dissemination of scientific knowledge. U.S. research universities have become the vital center of this enterprise over the past 60 years. But…
Descriptors: Research Universities, United States History, Research and Development, Foreign Countries