Rapid and consistent economic growth of Ethiopia over the past decade has contributed to reducing the number of people living in poverty. The Government...

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...

Chile is increasingly looking to innovation as a pillar of its competitiveness and an engine of growth to close the income gap with the Organization for...

Kenya s economy has undergone a significant process of structural transformation over the last decade. Since 2002, the economy has shown an...

Matching grants are one of the most common types of private sector development programs used in developing countries. But government subsidies to private...

A public economics framework is used to consider how pharmaceuticals should be priced when at least some of the research and development incentive comes...

The paper explores existing patterns of green innovation and presents an overview of green innovation policies for developing countries. The key...

The purpose of this report is to show how development issues and policy initiatives shaped the design and structure of the science, technology, and...

The objective of this report is to examine the potential of locational data for the 'science of delivery' in the field of development. The...

Using novel data on patents, trade of equipment goods, and foreign direct investments and insights from the economic literature, the paper seeks to lay...

Sustained improvements in living standards depend on broad-based economic growth. This will only take place when firms improve worker productivity by...

During the 1990s, foreign direct investment in producer service sectors in Latin America was massive. Such investment may increase the quality of...

The report provides a brief summary of the existing Third Research and Innovation Strategy (RSI3s) and specifies the complementary activities that need...

Over the past decade, some countries of the Middle East and North Africa region have spurred economic growth and improved their global competitiveness by...

Russia's exports became further dominated by petroleum and natural gas over the last decade. The sector experienced double-digit annual export growth in...

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...

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...

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...

Between 2006 and 2010 the World Bank sought to unmask the role of science, technology, and innovation in Ugandan industry. This report presents...

The technology and innovation landscape has changed considerably since 2006 when Finland as a Knowledge Economy: Elements of Success and Lessons Learned...