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ICT for Greater Development Impact : World Bank Group Strategy for Informatio...
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have great promise to reduce poverty, increase productivity, boost economic growth, and improve... -
Productivity, Innovation and Growth in Sri Lanka : An Empirical Investigation
This study investigates the impact of key business environment indicators on productivity, innovation, and growth in Sri Lanka through a cluster-level... -
Igniting Innovation : Rethinking the Role of Government in Emerging Europe an...
This book builds on the lessons from public institutions and programs to support innovation, both successful and failed, from Europe and Central Asia... -
Why Don't Poor Countries Do R&D?
Using a global panel on research and development (R&D) expenditures, this paper documents that on average poor countries do far less R&D than... -
Money or Ideas? A Field Experiment on Constraints to Entrepreneurship in Rura...
This paper identifies the relative importance of human and physical capital for entrepreneurship. A subset of rural microfinance clients were... -
Fostering Innovation for Productivity and Competitiveness
This note provides a medium-term agenda for supporting Mexico's competitiveness by fostering greater innovation. Globalization and the dynamism of... -
The Status and Impact of Bio Safety Regulation in Developing Economies Since ...
The World development report 2010: development and climate change highlights the link between biotechnology, development, and environment. Aside from... -
Commercialization of Publicly Funded Research and Development in Russia : Sca...
This paper explores fundamental issues affecting technology commercialization of publicly funded research and development (R&D) in the Russian...
