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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 2025-05-24 10:27:10 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 an Economist at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS). He is a graduate engineer from the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA). He is currently working on topics related to business cycles, unemployment, inequality and poverty in developing countries. Hamza is also interested in macroeconomic stabilization policies, International Trade and Growth and long-term economic development. Prior to joining the Policy Center for the New South, he contributed to the conception of quantitative models for bank credit risks management. ...
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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