Discuss the pros and cons of a National Sales Tax. The paper should address pros and cons of making a change in the tax system.
Entrepreneurial ecosystems are becoming a widely-used approach by policy makers to stimulate regional economic development. The concept itself follows a long history of territorial models of innovation and entrepreneurship. While there is a growing consensus on what an entrepreneurial ecosystem is, there is still a gap in the literature with regard to how different ecosystem ‘configurations’ lead to different outputs. In particular, how do ecosystems, which are inherently based on the role of ‘place’ and cross-industry fertilisation, interact with regional clusters as well as innovation ecosystems/platforms that are not geographically bound?
The specific research questions will be developed by the successful applicant and the supervisory team. Potential research questions include, but are not limited to:
How is the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem related to the development of the involved clusters?
What role does policy play in growing local innovative and entrepreneurial activity?
What resources do entrepreneurs rely on when growing their business and how do they engage with other ecosystem and cluster actors/resources?
What role do industry- or technology-specific and cross-industry fertilisation polices play in growing entrepreneurial ecosystems?
Which institutional factors are required to support ‘place-based’ entrepreneurial ecosystems?
How can the complex networks of different actors and factors in ecosystems and clusters be conceptualised and measured? Do actors change roles over time and why?
In some countries, childhood vaccination is available but not compulsory by law. While childhood
vaccination rates in those countries are generally high, there are still a significant number of children who are not
immunised. One explanation for this outcome is said to relate to parents’ health beliefs.
Critically review literature on the health belief model and its role in parents’ attitudes towards vaccination. Further,
discuss some of the alternative theories that seek to explain these attitudes, along with their strengths and potential
shortcomings. Finally discuss the practical implications of the research you have covered in your essay.