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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation
A coordinated effort to develop a regional research and development (R and D) strategy for innovation was launched by the Joint Statement of Sarajevo,... -
Innovation for Development and the Role of Government : A Perspective from th...
This book is the result of a joint forum on 'innovation for development' held by the World Bank and the China-based Asia-Pacific Finance and... -
Science, Technology, and Innovation in Uganda : Recommendations for Policy an...
Between 2006 and 2010 the World Bank sought to unmask the role of science, technology, and innovation in Ugandan industry. This report presents...
