This report stats that income gaps among countries are largely explained by differences in productivity. By raising the capital/labor ratio and rapidly...

A coordinated effort to develop a regional research and development (R and D) strategy for innovation was launched by the Joint Statement of Sarajevo,...

In January 2008, the Turkish Government requested the World Bank to jointly undertake an assessment of its National Innovation System (NIS) in order to...

China is increasing its outlay on research and development and seeking to build an innovation system that will deliver quick results not just in...

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights negotiated in 1986 under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and...

The paper investigates the strength of innovation-driven employment growth, the role of competition in stimulating and facilitating it, and whether it is...

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have great promise to reduce poverty, increase productivity, boost economic growth, and improve...

Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent in India. What explains these...

This study investigates the impact of key business environment indicators on productivity, innovation, and growth in Sri Lanka through a cluster-level...

This book builds on the lessons from public institutions and programs to support innovation, both successful and failed, from Europe and Central Asia...