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Presentation of the book “The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies”

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Add to Calendar 2023-02-24 10:00:00 2025-10-21 16:12:55 Presentation of the book “The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies” Description Location Policy Center Policy Center Africa/Casablanca public

By invitation
The Policy Center for the New South is organizing a presentation of the book “The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies” by Prof. Nicholas Vonortas on Friday, February 24, 2023 from 10:00 to 11:15 am.

This event will serve as a platform to reflect on the book, which synthesizes and interprets existing knowledge on technology upgrading failures as well as lessons from successes and failures in order to better understand the challenges of technology upgrading in emerging economies.

This volume brings together diverse evidence regarding three major dimensions of technology upgrading: paths of technology upgrading, structural changes in the nature of technology upgrading, and the issues of technology transfer and technology upgrading. The knowledge of these three dimensions is being synthesized at the firm, sector, and macro levels across different countries and world macro-regions.

Agenda

10h00-11h15

The Challenges of Technology and Economic Catch-up in Emerging Economies

Moderator:

Hamza Saoudi, Economist, Policy Center for the New South (PCNS)

Speaker:

Nicholas Vonortas, Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research Initiatives, Elliott School of International Affairs

 

Speakers
Hamza Saoudi
Senior Economist
Hamza Saoudi is a Senior Economist at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS).At the PCNS, Hamza Saoudi conducts research on labor market dynamics, social protection systems, and inclusive growth, with a particular focus on Morocco and Africa. He is also interested in macroeconomic stabilization policies, international trade, and long-term economic development.He has contributed to PCNS projects and publications addressing informality, social protection, and inequality in developing economies.He also served as the project coordinator of the upcoming Oxford Handbook of the Moroccan Economy, to be published by Oxford University Press in 2026.Before joining the PCNS in 2017, Hamza Saoudi contributed to the development of quantitative models for bank credit risk management.Hamz ...
Nicholas Vonortas
Professor of Economics and International Affairs; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research Initiatives, Elliott School of International Affairs
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