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Unlocking Firm Level Productivity and Promoting More Inclusive Growth : The R...
Rapid and consistent economic growth of Ethiopia over the past decade has contributed to reducing the number of people living in poverty. The Government... -
Financing Business Innovation : Review of External Sources of Funding for Inn...
Innovation is the main driver of long-term economic growth. The accumulation of capital, whether in the form of physical assets such as plants and... -
Catching Up to the Technological Frontier? : Understanding Firm-level Innovat...
Kenya s economy has undergone a significant process of structural transformation over the last decade. Since 2002, the economy has shown an... -
The Australian Government's Performance Framework
There has long been a keen interest from countries around the world in Australia's experience in creating an evaluation system to support evidence-based... -
China : Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Inclusive Growth
Inclusive innovation seeks to expand access to essential goods and services, thereby improving quality of life, and enhancing economic empowerment... -
The Additionality Impact of a Matching Grant Program for Small Firms: Experim...
Matching grants are one of the most common types of private sector development programs used in developing countries. But government subsidies to private... -
Are Jordan and Tunisia's Exports Becoming More Technologically Sophisticated?...
There is a growing consensus that what you export matters for growth (see for instance, Haussman and al. 2007 and Krishna and Maloney (2011)). This paper examines whether and to... -
How Can Talent Abroad Help Reform Institutions at Home : A Study of Russian T...
Russia's science and technology diaspora is too visible and successful to evade attention from home. However, the public debate in Russia so far has been... -
Green growth, technology and innovation
The paper explores existing patterns of green innovation and presents an overview of green innovation policies for developing countries. The key... -
From Technological Catch-up to Innovation : The Future of China’s GDP Growth
This report stats that income gaps among countries are largely explained by differences in productivity. By raising the capital/labor ratio and rapidly... -
Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity in Rwanda : Developing ...
The purpose of this report is to show how development issues and policy initiatives shaped the design and structure of the science, technology, and... -
Using Locational Data from Mobile Phones to Enhance the Science of Delivery
The objective of this report is to examine the potential of locational data for the 'science of delivery' in the field of development. The... -
Bulgaria - Investment Climate Assessment : Volume 2. Detailed Report
Sustained improvements in living standards depend on broad-based economic growth. This will only take place when firms improve worker productivity by... -
Foreign Direct Investment In Services And Manufacturing Productivity Growth: ...
During the 1990s, foreign direct investment in producer service sectors in Latin America was massive. Such investment may increase the quality of... -
World Bank Group Support for Innovation and Entrepreneurship : An Independent...
World Bank Group management welcomes Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) review of innovation and entrepreneurship. The global financial crisis required... -
Korea and the BICs (Brazil, India and China) : Catching Up Experiences
This paper tests a neo-Schumpeterian model with industry-level data to analyze how Brazil, India, and China are catching up with South Korea s... -
Transforming Arab Economies : Traveling Knowledge and Innovation Road, Overview
Over the past decade, some countries of the Middle East and North Africa region have spurred economic growth and improved their global competitiveness by... -
Biotechnology Innovation for Inclusive Growth : A Study of Indian Policies to...
This paper describes and analyzes a series of complementary policy initiatives in India to adapt and commercialize existing global biotechnologies to... -
Russian Federation - Export Diversification through Competition and Innovatio...
Russia's exports became further dominated by petroleum and natural gas over the last decade. The sector experienced double-digit annual export growth in... -
Unleashing India's Innovation : Toward Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
India's recent growth has been impressive, with real GDP rising by over eight percent a year since 2004 -- accompanied by a jump in innovative...
