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Following a Swedish progressive reform, how the Swedish fathers took more parental leave, but how the result was not as good as planned… A study realised for the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn by John Ekberg, SOFI, Stockholm University, Rickard Eriksson, SOFI, Stockholm University and Guido Friebel,
University of Toulouse (EHESS and IDEI) in May 2005 Read the rest of this entry »
Finland is, with Sweden, one of the most innovative country in the world, and it is useful to have a look at why. I have thought that this European report prepared by ERRIN (European Regions Research and Innovation Network) would be useful for those who lack a proper introduction to the Finnish innovation system, and could inspire us.
Executive Summary
The industrial countries of today are experiencing processes that are shaping their societies and industries towards a knowledge-based economy. In this development the flow of goods in most economic fields will soon be replaced by the flow of knowledge and information. Together with increasingly intensive international competition, individual countries and regions are hard-pressed to improve their capabilities to rapidly generate and diffuse knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »
