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Are Natural Resources Cursed? An Investigation of the Dynamic Effects of Reso...
This paper examines whether natural resource dependence has a negative influence on various indicators of institutional quality when controlling for the... -
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... -
Learning from the Experiments That Never Happened : Lessons from Trying to Co...
Matching grants are one of the most common policy instruments used by developing country governments to try to foster technological upgrading,... -
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... -
Greening Global Value Chains : Innovation and the International Diffusion of ...
Using novel data on patents, trade of equipment goods, and foreign direct investments and insights from the economic literature, the paper seeks to lay... -
Female Business Ownership and Informal Sector Persistence
The informal sector in India has been exceptionally persistent over the past two decades. Is this a bad thing? Not necessarily. This paper shows that a... -
The Exceptional Persistence of India's Unorganized Sector
The transformation of India's unorganized sector is important to its modernization, growth, and attainment of regional economic equality. This... -
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... -
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... -
Globalization and Ttechnology Absorption in Europe and Central Asia : The Rol...
This study analyzes the extent of knowledge and technology absorption for firms in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), as well as the factors that influence... -
Going for Smart Growth : Making Research and Innovation Work for Bulgaria
This policy note provides a detailed assessment of Bulgaria's innovative capacity and offers policy recommendations to increase the impact of science 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... -
Turkey - National Innovation and Technology System : Recent Progress and Ongo...
In January 2008, the Turkish Government requested the World Bank to jointly undertake an assessment of its National Innovation System (NIS) in order to... -
Overview of the Research and Innovation Sector in the Western Balkans
This overview of the research sector in the Western Balkans is a companion piece to the Western Balkans regional research and development (R and D)... -
The Impact of Government Support on Firm R&D Investments : A Meta-Analysis
This paper applies meta-analysis techniques to a sample of 37 studies published during 2004-2011. These papers assess the impact of direct... -
Strengthening China's Technological Capability
China is increasing its outlay on research and development and seeking to build an innovation system that will deliver quick results not just in... -
Science, Technology, and Innovation : Capacity Building for Sustainable Growt...
The cases from the forum presented here capture the lessons from the science, technology, and innovation (STI) capacity building experiences of both... -
Intellectual Property Rights and the TRIPS Agreement : An Overview of Ethical...
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights negotiated in 1986 under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and... -
Competition and Innovation-Driven Inclusive Growth
The paper investigates the strength of innovation-driven employment growth, the role of competition in stimulating and facilitating it, and whether it is...
