Political Stability and Innovation in Africa

• Autorzy: James Okrah , Marzena Hajduk-Stelmachowicz
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper examines the role of institutional factors, primarily, political stability, in shaping the dynamics of innovation activity in today's modern society. Using panel data consisting of 26 African countries from the period between 1996 and 2016 as well as employing the negative binomial estimate, we model the impact of those factors on the number of applications for patents per resident. GDP per capita, education and also other institutional factors including the rule of law and financial freedom. The results reveal a strong positive effect of the rule of law on patenting activity. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Innovations; Patent; Institutions; Rule of law; Entrepreneurship

PL

Innowacje; Patenty; Instytucje; Praworządność; Przedsiębiorczość

• Czasopismo: Journal of International Studies
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 13
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 234--246

Twórcy

autor

James Okrah

• Ural Federal University/GSEM, Ekaterinburg, Russia

autor

Marzena Hajduk-Stelmachowicz

• Rzeszow University of Technology Poland

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DOI

10.14254/2071-8330.2020/13-1/15