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Author-Name: Nour, Samia Satti Osman Mohamed 
Author-Email: samiasatti@yahoo.com
Author-Workplace-Name:  Faculty of Economic and Social Studies, Khartoum University,
	 and UNU-MERIT/MGSoG
Title: The importance and impacts of knowledge at the macro-micro levels in the Arab Gulf 
	 countries 
Abstract: In this paper, we use the data from the firm survey (2002) at the micro 
	 level and some recent and update current secondary data at the macro 
	 level to examine the importance (impacts) of tacit and codified sources 
	 of knowledge at firm and aggregate levels respectively. Our results at 
	 the macro level are consistent with the notion that tacit knowledge is 
	 complementary with schooling, while tacit knowledge and codified 
	 knowledge are positively correlated with GDP. Moreover, at the
	 macro/aggregate level, our results show a significant complementary 
	 relationship between codified knowledge and the number of Full Time 
	 Equivalent Researchers (FTER) and between them and publications, 
	 cooperation and technology (patents). Our findings at the micro level 
	 indicate positive correlations between tacit knowledge, ICT, training, 
	 profit, output and output diversification. In addition, our findings 
	 illustrate that tacit skill/knowledge inside the firm increases with 
	 market size: total investment, capital, firm size and age. Our results 
	 are consistent with the findings in the knowledge literature and are 
	 also useful to indicate the importance of good education at both the 
	 micro and macro levels.   
Classification-JEL: O10, O11, O30
Keywords: Tacit knowledge, codified knowledge, economic growth, Arab Gulf countries
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2013
Number: 2013-016
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2013/wp2013-016.pdf
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File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2013016