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Patents, War and Peace. The resilience of the international patent order through the First World War
By the end of the 19th century, an international order had emerged for patents, allowing business actors to use patents in many countries concurrently, and thus supporting a new phase in the development of industrial capitalism. Centered on Europe in spite ...
2023Dispassionate Borders: Common Patterns of Belonging in European Cross-Border Regions
Alexis Gumy, Ander Audikana Arriola, Garance Clément
Cross-border regions are seen as specific spaces where both cosmopolitanism and nationalistic attitudes can spread. It is commonly argued that due to the physical proximity to a neighbouring country, the development of cross-border encounters and interacti ...
2023" Anomalies urbaines " : un urbanisme d'occupation à Hong Kong et Caracas.Enquête, théorie et méthode
Based on two illegal occupation situations, one in Hong Kong, and the other in Caracas, this thesis proposes a foremost methodological and comparative appartus, as well as new theoretical terms to analyze the conflictual dimensions of the production of spa ...
EPFL2021"Immigration, Innovation, and Knowledge Diffusion"
This dissertation studies the relationship between immigration and innovation. It adopts an empirical perspective and focuses on Switzerland, combining the use of patent data and immigration administrative records. The first essay is based on a novel datab ...
EPFL2021Electricity supply in West Africa: between bilateral agreements and a single regional market
It is necessary to specify that this study is an academic work carried out by a student as part of his master's project. The hypotheses and reasoning made by the student are at the origin of the results obtained. Energy has a crucial role in the economic d ...
2019'Technology, innovation and knowledge: An Asian perspective': Introduction
Technology, knowledge and innovation play a crucial role in explaining the competitive potential of firms and countries in today’s globalised world. With lowered barriers to international activities, firms develop technological competencies abroad, either ...
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