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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... -
Identifying and spurring high-growth entrepreneurship -- experimental evidenc...
Almost all firms in developing countries have fewer than 10 workers, with the modal firm consisting of just the owner. Are there potential high-growth... -
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,... -
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... -
Review of National and Regional Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart ...
The report provides a brief summary of the existing Third Research and Innovation Strategy (RSI3s) and specifies the complementary activities that need... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Toward an Innovation Policy for Pakistan
This policy paper aims to assist policy makers, as they develop the Pakistan Innovation Policy, with an independent assessment of where Pakistan stands... -
Reforming Innovation Systems : Moving Beyond Lectures and Labs
These proceedings provide an overview of the main issues and conclusions presented at the 2009 Fontainebleau knowledge economy forum by an outstanding... -
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...
