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“...Within the UK considerable policy support has been provided to create multidisciplinary institutes that encourage academics to develop new knowledge for...”

“...This study investigates potential conflicts of interest among academic economists and some measures to address them. We investigated the financial affiliations...”

“...According to some, universities and academic research are under threat. As we move towards a more knowledge-intensive economy, academics face pressures to link...”

“...Rapidly rising deficits at both the federal and state and local government levels, along with prospective long-term financing problems in the Social Security...”

“...The global economic and financial crisis has been marked by the following paradox. A much more severe depression than the global slump of 2008--09 was...”

“...Emerging economies are now becoming more central in global competition. To achieve this, many countries have invested to develop into 'knowledge economies'...”